Retirement

Philip Mowbray discusses the different options available to help manage the impact of investment risk on retirement income

Early access to pensions has been a hot topic this year. Mike Morrison looks at the pros and cons

Mary Stewart discusses the merits of investing in commercial property as part of a SIPP or SSAS

Peter Welch discusses the key challenges facing the equity release market and highlights the need to raise awareness of home reversions

Thousands of scheme members with small personal pension pots are being "trapped" by poor annuity rates or lack of access to the market.

The Pension Protection Fund has confirmed it aims to collect an overall levy of £600m in 2011/12.

Rothesay Life has bought a majority holding in Paternoster following a four-month sale process.

A financial support direction issued by The Pensions Regulator against insolvent companies is an expense of the administration and must be complied with, the High Court has ruled.

The government has announced it will introduce legislation in the Finance Bill 2011 to reduce the annual allowance from £255,000 to £50,000 and the lifetime allowance from £1.8m to £1.5m.

The government will issue a call for evidence on early access to pension funds later this month, Mark Hoban has announced.