Retirement

Duncan Young takes a look at the challenges the equity release market needs to address if it is to increase market share

Less than 20% of employers believe they are currently getting full value from the money they spend on employees' pensions, research by Watson Wyatt reveals.

Investors are increasingly switching from cash ISAs to stocks and shares ISAs in order to achieve a higher return.

The Pension Protection Fund has appointed Alan Rubenstein as its new chief executive.

Legal & General saw new business rise 3% during a tough 2008 as growth in the pensions and retirement market offset falling sales elsewhere.

Investors are increasingly switching from cash ISAs to stocks and shares ISAs in order to achieve a higher return.

Standard Life's UK life and pensions sales plummeted 25% in the final three months of 2008 as the financial crisis gripped the nation.

Schemes have increased life expectancy assumptions used for funding valuations by 11 months in reaction to regulatory pressure, Mercer says.

Suffolk Life has negotiated further discounts on third party funds via Cofunds, it announced today.

Standard Life is to launch a marketing campaign for its SIPP, to be fronted by celebrities Marco Pierre White, Mariella Frostrup and Sir Ranulph Fiennes.