Retirement

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.

Pensions reform will mean many things to many people. For the Government, the key to winning the hearts and minds of employers will be to make it as easy as possible for them to engage with the new personal accounts scheme.

The Government will fast-track measures to increase Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) payments, says Pensions Minister Mike O'Brien.