Retirement

Apologies to the esteemed Mr Shakespeare, but when it came to writing lines that pass the test of time, he was undoubtedly the master. How much he knew about sophisticated financial packages, however, is debatable.

Merchant Investors is waiving all transfer and top-up charges on its SIPP until the end of the year, it has announced.

The TUC has urged Pensions Minister Mike O'Brien to resist pensions industry lobbying to water down the test to decide whether an employer's pension scheme is good enough to qualify as an alternative to Personal Accounts.

Living Time, the AIG-backed UK annuities company, has stressed it is very much "business as usual" at the firm despite the troubles surrounding its American parent company.

A mis-selling scandal is brewing for advisers on overseas pension transfers, according to an expert in QROPS (Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes).

Allowing SIPP investment in residential property could boost the flagging housing market and prevent a recession, a financial adviser says.

Members of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are being reminded they have until Friday (19) to respond to draft guidance on how to calculate transfer values.

Rowanmoor Pensions has introduced a streamlined lending facility in conjunction with The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) for clients considering property purchase.

New wrap platform Novia Financial has formed a partnership with technology provider FinQS to offer cost effective TCF management information tools for advisers.

Lincoln Financial Group has launched a new IHT-competitive Discounted Gift bond, allowing people to move money out of estates while still retaining income.