Retirement

Financial advisers are well placed to advise corporate clients on ways of improving outcomes for defined benefit schemes at risk of entering the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), according to the Occupational Pensions Trust (OPT).

Life Trust has closed its Ireland-based insurance arm, Life Trust Insurance (LTI) plc, due to concerns over continued funding.

The deficit of final salary schemes worsened by £16bn in February to a total of £45bn, Aon Consulting says.

Merchant Investors has linked up with investment manager Whitechurch Securities to give IFAs access to portfolio management services.

A retirement plan enabling customers to consolidate all their pension arrangements within a single investment wrapper has been launched by LV=.

Gerry Brown discusses inheritance tax planning

One leading IFA firm in Scotland explains how going on platform is transforming their pension offering

Steven Whalley puts forward his views as to why offshore contracts should be an important consideration in a retirement planning strategy

Jeremy Pearson discusses the pros and cons of choosing trusts