Retirement

Almost a third of advisers who did not undertake SIPP business before A-Day have advised on the products since April 2006, according to research by LV=.

Neil Marsh, managing director of SIPP administrator Hornbuckle Mitchell, died on Tuesday after battling cancer for two and a half years.

A 'pension ISA' has been mooted by Martyn Laverick, head of group marketing at AWD Chase De Vere, as the possible solution to the nation's pensions deficit.

Norwich Union has launched the Norwich Union Income Drawdown plan for customers who want a simple product with the control benefits of a SIPP.

Lincoln Financial Group will host a series of breakfast seminars for advisers on retirement planning and business growth in April and May.

The Life Trust Foundation, an independent organisation, has launched to raise awareness and understanding of issues associated with increasing longevity.

EQUITY release provider In Retirement Services (IRS) has issued a warning to retirement planners that underestimating the anticipated future longevity of their clients may prompt pension penury.

Premier Pension Services (PPS) has merged the administration functions of its small self-administered schemes (SSAS) and self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) following A Day.

A total of 40% of pensioner couples had a private pension income below £1,000 from 2005 to 2006, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

EQUITY release specialist Just Retirement has announced its entry into the 'impaired' annuity market.