Retirement

Prudential has paid out £2.7bn in with-profits bonuses this year, compared to £2.5bn in 2007.

Norwich Union has launched a pilot downsizing programme for customers who do not want a full equity release product.

Hornbuckle Mitchell has won a five star rating for its Flexible Income Pension Plan (FIPP) and Full SIPP.

SG Hambros Bank, part of SG Private Banking, has launched a new bespoke SIPP which will allow clients to invest in a wide range of investment solutions, including private equity funds and structured products.

Life and pensions new business rose by 4.6% in Q4 2007 to £3.849bn, up from £3.679bn in Q4 2006 on an APE basis, the ABI reports.

Company directors should not see their business as their pension, warns Rowanmoor Pensions.

The FSA must clamp down on slow SIPP transfers which contradict its treating customers fairly (TCF) initiative, according to Suffolk Life.

Legal & General's with-profits bonuses rose 12% last year to £665m.

BUSINESSES are failing to provide adequate workplace pension education, according to a survey from Alexander Forbes Financial Services (AFFS).

Rowanmoor Pensions is warning IFAs who recommend pension schemes move to Ireland that they will attract regulatory scrutiny.