Retirement

Barclays has announced a deal with Aegon Scottish Equitable to become the first UK protected investment provider to offer its range through a SIPP.

The Government has been very focussed on achieving political consensus on pensions, with some success especially on state pension reform. But on one area of pensions it's failed completely. No-one outside Government would pretend that the current rules...

Lamp posts have a right to stand vertically! In Britain we take it for granted, they stand tall and erect. In southern Spain where I spent ten days resting recently it is a totally different story.

Coventry Building Society has appointed Mike Philps as equity release manager.

Half of advisers believe charging transparency has improved since SIPPs became regulated, according to research by Skandia.

FSA chief executive Hector Sants has warned against IFA firms using performance rewards, saying they could be breaching its treating customers fairly (TCF) principle.

A total of 60% of companies are looking to hedge longevity risks within their pension schemes, according to research from management consultancy Watson Wyatt.

Scottish Life has revamped its online pensions information website The Beehive.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says it will be scrutinising all Government legislation on personal accounts to ensure it doesn't provide any start-up subsidies.

IFAs must question whether products are real SIPPs, says pension services provider Premier Pension Services (PPS).