Retirement

Each month we ask leading industry figures to answer one big question

Colin Bell discusses the findings of the Retirement Planner at-retirement research

Helen Morrissey speaks to Anthony Harris about the formation of the Independent Equity Release Advisers Alliance (IERAA) and how it aims to improve the standards of advice offered to many equity release clients

With income drawdown complaints on the rise Fiona Tait takes a look at why this may be and attempts to explode some myths around this product.

Recent data has shown that inflation in the UK has risen for the first time since February. CPI, where the Bank of England has a target rate of 2%, rose to 1.5% in October from 1.1% in September. The RPI measure also rose in October to -0.8% from -1.4%...

In a few months, the minimum age for drawing a pension will rise from 50 to 55. This change will come as a shock to some people who were anticipating accessing some or all of their savings before their 55th birthday.

The pensions industry regularly treads a fine line between taking legitimate advantage of tax breaks and pushing the boundaries to exploit perceived loopholes in legislation and regulation.

The ‘Personal Accounts' title will definitely be dropped before the introduction of the auto-enrolment scheme in 2012, according to PADA.

PADA expects to finalise its recommended investment approach by the summer of 2010.

Steve Bee is to begin working on a new adviser-focused pension proposition in the New Year.