Retirement

The Government's anti-forestalling rules for higher rate tax relief are putting SIPPs and smaller pension schemes at a huge disadvantage to larger group schemes, industry experts say.

A laptop containing the unencrypted personal data of 109,000 Pensions Trust members has been stolen from software provider NorthgateArinso.

Three-quarters of scheme managers believe Budget proposals to restrict higher-rate tax will have negative consequences for occupational schemes.

I recently had an email from Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA). It was a response to all participants in the consultation on retirement income options for personal accounts members, and had been sent to all those who submitted a response.

Advice on retirement planning was the most popular request on Unbiased.co.uk in the first three months of 2009, as consumers continue to worry about how the credit crunch will affect their pensions.

Scottish Widows will be adding two of Swip's multi-manager funds to its core pension fund range.

IntelliFlo has launched a set of tools which allow pension and investment advisers to tailor financial plans for their clients' future.

Equitable Life members have been given the go-ahead to take the Government to court over its failure to offer full compensation.

Level annuities returns stabilised in May after several months of falling rates, Alexander Forbes Annuity Bureau says.

The Work and Pensions Secretary avoided paying capital gains tax (CGT) on the sale of his second home, it has been revealed.