Retirement

Forcing employers to auto-enrol agency workers will be costly for businesses and deter saving among temporary staff, an MP has warned.

The government is assessing new types of pension scheme designed to even out the risks between employer and employee following the closure of many final salary pensions by private firms.

The removal of restrictions on protected rights brings both increased flexibility and risk to the annuity advice market.

A sixth of this year's retirees plan to depend entirely on the state pension but few know how much they will actually get, Prudential research has found.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Could pre-funded long-term care insurance products come back into fashion if they had an annuity underpin?

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

Andy Zanelli looks at the issues surrounding death benefits

LV= retirement business has increased sales by 15% to £142m and profits by 20% to £33.7m in the last year, business results have revealed.

The government should consider introducing a "cap and collar" agreement on the Government Actuary's Department (GAD) rates which are used in drawdown calculations, a provider says.

The Pensions Ombudsman has ruled against a complainant who argued part of his pension should be classified as defined contribution to protect it from Pension Protection Fund reductions.