Retirement

AJ Bell boosted its assets under administration 20% in the six months to the end of March, from £12.6bn to £15.1bn.

Just Retirement's annuity sales for the three months to 31 March 2011 fell year on year, but the group was buoyed by strong equity release figures.

Montpelier Pension Administration Services (MPAS) is planning to sell its SIPP business.

Prudential has won its High Court dispute with members of its pension scheme over changing the basis on which it granted discretionary increases to pensions in payment.

The Prudential has written to 39,000 customers saying it valued their pensions incorrectly.

SIPP and wrap providers who do not currently pay VAT on fees for their services could find they are actually liable, warns Malcolm Small, policy director at the Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA).

Each month, we ask leading industry figures to answer one big question... How well prepared do you feel the industry is for the advent of capped and flexible drawdown?

In this month's Inquiry, we ask readers to give us their views on the SIPP market - Helen Morrissey goes through the results

Fraser Donaldson explains how Defaqto's star ratings work

Greg Kingston discusses the key trends affecting the SIPP market