Retirement

Nick Clegg's idea that pension savings should be used as a form of guarantee to help young people get on the housing ladder is ‘half baked', Saga's Ros Altmann has said.

The Liberal Democrats are to propose a scheme whereby parents could use a portion of their pension savings to help their children get on the property ladder.

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As the UK begins auto-enrolment Helen Morrissey looks at how we can measure whether it is a success or not?

Fiona Murphy asks whether SIPP clients and advisers are restricted by a drawdown loophole

Fiona Murphy asks advisers to forecast auto-enrolment's chance of success in this month's Inquiry

Stewart Dick says rock bottom gilt yields and a challenging economic environment has made flexible drawdown an attractive way of boosting retirement income

Carly Russell looks at the tax implications of divorce

Advising on equity release and long-term care can be difficult because the client's family is often heavily involved. Fiona Murphy finds out how advisers deal with elderly clients and interested parties

Billy Burrows needs no introduction as one of the best known annuity experts in the UK. Fiona Murphy asked him how the annuity market is developing