Retirement

Standard Life is blaming IFAs for the loss of client money held in its controversial Sterling Pension fund, advisers claim.

Government proposals to encourage people to save more for their retirement need "careful consideration", according to the pensions industry.

MGM Advantage has joined Exweb to provide IFAs with fast online quotes for its range of annuities.

Pension specialists Scottish Life has appointed support firm Barrie & Hibbert to help it develop an investment framework to support its Governed Range Investment proposition.

A further base rate cut will aggravate a weakening economy and leave the nation unprepared for an inevitable inflationary "shock", Dr Ros Altmann warns today.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has backed the UK government's strategy to issue more long-dated, indexed-linked gilts and has called for a range of distribution methods to be available to help meet pension funds needs.

The head of Norwich Union could not rule out making further commission reductions on a number of its products.

Enhanced annuity sales rose by almost a third in 2008, with strong growth expected to continue through the recession, according to Watson Wyatt.

Higher rate taxpayers should consider making up any shortfall in their pension fund by transferring cash held in ISAs into a SIPP, according to Killik & Co.

Higher rate taxpayers should consider making up any shortfall in their pension fund by transferring cash held in ISAs into a SIPP, according to Killik & Co.