Retirement

Retirement Planner's quick-fire poll this week asks: Do you believe in Lord McFall's assertion that charging structures on pension schemes are unreasonably high and "too opaque", rendering saving ineffective?

The British Medical Association (BMA) has lost a high court case challenging NHS rules which mean doctors' widowers receive smaller pension payouts than those of doctors' widows.

Just Retirement's new business sales for the year to June 2011 were £1.13bn, representing at 13.3% increase on 2009/10 figures.

Financial researcher Defaqto has put together a short list of factors for advisers to consider when assessing a SIPP provider...

Public sector workers will have to pay up to £3,000 a year more into their pensions to keep their "gold-plated" retirement schemes, ministers are set to announce.

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Department for Work and Pensions' appeal in the long running Bridge v Yates case.

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

The Treasury will invite key industry figures to two workshops during the next fortnight to discuss the possible linking of liquid savings and pensions.

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.