Retirement

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Will you support AJ Bell's income drawdown campaign by writing to your MP?

The Annuity Bureau has launched an online tool to give retirees quick access to the best annuity quotes.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has proposed to bring the auto-enrolment earnings thresholds into line with the personal tax limits for 2013/14.

People are increasingly turning to friends and family rather than advisers for pensions advice, according to research released today.

The government should "stand up for low-income savers" and lift the restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), a Conservative MP has said.

More than half of the UK population has never received financial advice or cannot recall receiving any, research from the Money Advice Service (MAS) has suggested.

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AJ Bell is stepping up its income drawdown lobbying activities by urging clients and advisers to write to their MP.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has underlined the importance of advisory firms carrying our cost comparisons when undertaking replacement business.

The government has responded to union threats of a general strike by refusing any further negotiation of public sector pension and pay reform.