Retirement

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Salary sacrifice schemes are likely to increase in popularity following increases to National Insurance, according to Standard Life.

Recently there have been press releases all over the place giving details of a long awaited joint ABI/AMPS statement designed to ensure that charging structures on SIPPS are communicated clearly and accurately to the consumer.

Mark Rowlands has resigned as AXA head of consultant relations.

Former head of marketing at Lincoln Financial, Simon O'Connor, has left the firm following its purchase by Sun Life of Canada.

The Labour party's proposal to phase in employers' contributions to personal accounts until 2016 "undermines" the whole project, the Conservatives say.

Nearly two-thirds of pension managers believe personal accounts will not go ahead in their current form.

The IPS Partnership has launched a family SIPP plan, offering both pooled and individual investment options.

A quarter of advisers feel they are unable to take advantage of growing opportunities in the annuities market because they lack the skills to make it profitable.

Sun Life of Canada has reduced the allowable level of equity exposure for its income guarantees.