Retirement

The Finance Bill 2011 became law on Wednesday, but many of the big pension tax relief changes have been in place for two months already. IFAOnline's panel of experts reviews their impact.

The fixed-term annuity market has seen real innovation lately with several new providers entering the market. Helen Morrissey takes a look at these new products and asks what role fixed-term annuities can play in a retirement planning strategy.

Helen Morrissey goes through the latest results on the enhanced annuity market and asks what challenges advisers face when recommending these products to clients.

Retirement Planner's round up of the week's key pension stories

The High Court has blocked three pension ‘unlocking' companies moving more than £1m worth of assets abroad over fears pensioners could lose their money in the risky schemes.

The cost of looking after the country's ageing population will become unsustainable unless younger generations work longer and pay higher taxes, analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has found.

Almost 750,000 people are taking to the streets today to protest over proposed changes to their pensions. Professional Pensions, IFAonline's sister title, takes a closer look at all the key facts and issues...

Mark Loosmore of AT8 Group looks at pension transfer offerings from Selectapension, including a specific QROPS analyis tool.

Workers who delay boosting their pension pot until the last ten years of work could be risking their retirement as more than 25% of the over-55s are out of jobs due to illness or redundancy, according to Aviva.

Introducing a flat-rate state pension of £140 per week by 2016 will make five million pensioners worse off, the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) said.