Retirement

Taxpayers are being given just days to pay bills totalling thousands of pounds in the latest clampdown by HM Revenue & Customs.

Ros Altmann says today's ruling is a "devastating" blow to people's hopes of a comfortable retirement.

MetLife has signed a ten year service contract with outsourcing provider Capita Group as part of its expansion drive.

Just Retirement, the enhanced annuity provider, today launches a tele-underwiting service available via the Openwork multi-tie network.

Living Time, the fixed-term annuity provider, has equalised annuity rates for men and women ahead of an ECJ ruling that could force all providers to do the same.

George Osborne has been attacked by Baroness Eaton, Tory chair of the Local Government Association, over plans to increase pension contributions for council staff.

Recent pension reform has ushered in more flexibility for retirees. What impact do you think this will have on the annuity market?

In this month's Ask the Expert, Mike Morrison discusses the potential issues surrounding the new flexible drawdown regime

This month, Vince Smith-Hughes talks to Helen Morrissey about the role asset-backed annuities can play in a retirement planning portfolio

The recent growth of the SIPP market has perhaps made SSAS appear less fashionable. But as Simon Causton explains, it still has a major role to play in self-investment