Retirement

Merchant Investors, the pension products provider, has launched OneSIPP to combine insured SIPP and trust-based SIPP features.

More than a third of trustee boards do not seek independent advice on employer covenant issues, according to a survey by Gazelle Pensions Advisory.

The Pensions Bill could harm existing pension provision if passed without amendment, says Standard Life.

Pension scheme surpluses will continue into 2008 thanks to stronger funding levels, says benefits and HR consulting firm Aon Consulting.

About a third of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes will close to new members in the next five years as equity markets fall, according to a survey by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

Skandia will hold a series of January workshops for IFAs on planning for the end of the tax year.

The total deficit for FTSE 100 pension schemes fell by about £27bn to £8bn in 2007, according to pension scheme manager Pension Capital Strategies (PCS).

The Government may not meet its April 2012 deadline for personal accounts, says CEO of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA) Tim Jones.

The Government should allow employers to offer conditionally indexed pension schemes, says the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

John Gleadall takes a look at what advisers should bear in mind about the Government's proposals for pension reform to 2012