Retirement

Clerical Medical has linked to six external global equity funds for its life and pension products as interest in non-UK investments grows.

The defined benefit (DB) pension scheme deficit reached its highest last month since June 2003, according to the Pension Protection Fund.

SIPP provider Hazell Carr has called for the FSA to rule against pension transfers from final salary schemes on a direct offer or execution-only basis.

STANDARD Life has issued a stark warning to homeowners planning to fund their retirement by downsizing their property.

CLERICAL Medical has added links to six external global equity funds for its life and pension products.

The Government should deliver a pensions budget, says the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA).

Fidelity International's UK new defined contributions (DC) pensions business rose 78% to a record £1bn last year, according to the provider's annual results.

LV= has joined The Exchange's real time enhanced annuity quotation service, which enables advisers to obtain instant personalised quotations for clients on demand.

MGM Assurance, the mutual life assurance society, has appointed Laurie Edmans as deputy chairman.

Platforms may never dominate the individual pensions market, says Suffolk Life.