Retirement

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

Restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) could leave medium-sized employers with only one provider to choose from for auto-enrolment, the pensions minister has said.

Restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) could be lifted after the government issued a call for evidence on the impact of the constraints.

Just Retirement has confirmed its schedule for accepting new business ahead of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and forthcoming gender neutrality.

Assets on Royal London's wrap platform Ascentric grew 42% to £4.7bn in the nine months to 30 September, with new inflows dropping 18% to £856m, according to latest figures.

Public sector pensions need further reform before 2020 to avoid an annual £32bn liability for UK taxpayers, a Centre of Policy Studies report has said.

Pressure on government to reform maximum drawdown rates should be resisted as the move would see more pensioners deplete funds before they die, Partnership has warned.

At retirement specialist Just Retirement has reported record group sales for the first quarter of 2012-2013 of £455.5m, an increase of 36.6% on last year.

Self-invested personal pension (SIPP) provider James Hay Partnership is to waive its £50 transfer fee for clients transferring into its iSIPP.

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