Retirement

With RDR almost upon us, Fiona Murphy asks how advisers are engaging with platforms in the latest Retirement Planner inquiry

The National Employment Savings Trust has finalised its opt-out process ahead of the introduction of auto-enrolment later this year.

Auto-enrolment will spark a surge in pension business and providers could struggle to cope with increased volumes unless they prepare now, Friends Life has said.

Chancellor George Osborne "buried" plans in last week's budget to offer a tax break to non-doms, according to an analysis of the budget small print by a Labour peer.

The average pension saver has lost £2,750 a year from their future income in retirement over the last year, research finds.

Small to micro employers will be given a "significant easement" of £1.7bn in the roll-out of auto-enrolment, under government plans to delay both staging and contribution rates.

Government plans to hike the income tax threshold to £9,205 could complicate the roll-out of auto-enrolment, experts have warned.

John Moret has taken over as Intelligent Pensions' non-executive chairman following the retirement of Maurice Paterson.

Martin Tilley, director of technical services at Dentons Pension Management, looks at the pros and cons of flexible drawdown, particularly for clients with larger funds.

The government has come under fire for plans announced in the Budget to change tax allowances for pensioners, as stakeholders begin digesting the Chancellor's measures.