Retirement

We can segment the IFA market in different ways, but today we will consider advisers who deal primarily with companies and pension schemes as opposed to those who deal primarily with individuals.

The Government should halt the Pensions Bill while it conducts a study into people's savings and how personal accounts will affect them, says Scottish Life's head of pensions strategy Steve Bee.

Secretary of State James Purnell has reappointed Laurie Edmans as a non-executive director of the Pensions Regulator.

FTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes added just over £6bn to their liabilities last year as almost 10 changed their mortality assumptions, according to research by actuary Watson Wyatt.

Reliance Mutual Insurance Society has appointed three to its senior management team.

The Court of Appeal has found the Government guilty of failing to secure 125,000 occupational pensions.

Paternoster has appointed Chris Baker as investment director.

Pensions Minister Mike O'Brien will propose an amendment to the Pensions Bill extending the definition of a qualifying member of the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS).

Both the Pensions Commission and the Department for Work and Pensions have been very direct that the new personal accounts scheme must have low charges.

Almost three quarters of pension trustees would feel concerned if a private equity firm took over their scheme's sponsoring employer, according to research by Aon Consulting.