Retirement

Proposals for SIPP capital requirements based on assets under administration should be scrapped as it could risk consumer harm, Association of Member Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS) has told the FSA.

Providers could save £74.6m a year by communicating all information with pension savers online, under government proposals.

The number of pension transfers to qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes (QROPS) during 2012 was up 35% at deVere Group.

The individual pensions market in 2013 and how we are supporting it.

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MetLife is gearing up to sell its bulk annuity arm in a deal worth hundreds of millions of pounds, according to Sky News.

British workers are the worst prepared in the world for retirement, a new study has shown.

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week

The new drawdown rules will undoubtedly bring much needed relief to many pensioners. Now that the detail has emerged regarding how these changes are to be implemented, advisers can start planning what action is needed says Adrian Walker.

James Baxter discusses the issue of whether clients need to consider transferring their deferred defined benefit pensions