Retirement

Ryan Hughes looks at the increasing use of model portfolios and risk-rated funds

Quantitative easing (QE) has been an "unmitigated disaster" for anyone about to retire or people who have just bought an annuity, a pensions expert has said.

Auto-enrolment (AE) requirements should be slashed in order to help businesses grow, a controversial report commissioned by the department for Business, Innovation and Skills has recommended.

The Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has urged the Money Advice Service (MAS) to expand its offerings and ‘push regulatory boundaries' in order to help to close the advice gap.

Retired homeowners own a total of £743.07 billion in property despite continued volatility in the housing market, according to new research.

A fifth of large employers plan to use the National Employment Savings Trust to complement existing pension schemes, research reveals.

Insurers have started to turn down employers who want to expand existing schemes for auto-enrolment, consultants have claimed.

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Shadow pension minister Gregg McClymont has warned any changes to the state pension must not damage private pension provision.

Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont has reiterated his call to remove the restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) so it can compete more effectively with its rivals.