Retirement

Level annuity rates have edged downwards, suggesting that the annuity market has reached the end of its long bull run and reverted to the longer-term trend of falling rates, according to Alexander Forbes Annuity Bureau.

More than a fifth (21pc) of providers are still refusing to allow investors to hold private equity within their SIPPs, despite significant investor demand, according to research from Hotbed.

More than a fifth of SIPP providers are still not allowing consumers freedom of choice over where to invest two years after A Day, research suggests.

The Prudential has today taken on the liabilities of a £1bn final salary scheme in what is being called the largest deal of its kind ever in the UK.

Almost 16,000 people from 15 insolvent pension schemes were rescued by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) last month.

The average annual workplace pension for directors at the UK's top companies is 25 times greater than that of ‘ordinary' workers, a TUC study suggests.

Advisers and providers can discuss the latest innovations and challenges in retirement planning by attending the inaugural Retirement Planner Forum

Adam Wrench examines the annuitisation process and asks how much will there really is within the industry to make real changes

Rowanmoor's David Seaton goes through the benefits of choosing a scheme pension

Peter Hicks discusses how advisers can best service clients who many not have much money to invest