Retirement

Employer pension contributions will not be taxed under anti-forestalling measures, HMRC has confirmed.

Less than 3,000 people have taken out an alternatively secured pension (ASP), according to AJ Bell.

Some employers are using ‘worrying' tactics to convince their employees to leave final salary pension schemes, according to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

An IFA has accused annuity providers of failing to treat customers fairly if they continue to offer the products at well below leading rates.

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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.