Retirement

While the average pension pot continues to languish around the £30,000 mark people need advice on how to get the most from their savings. Mike Morrison goes through some of the options

While advisers have a duty of care to ensure all clients fully understand the effects of their financial decisions this is especially true when it comes to dealing with older clients. Janet Davies discusses some of the issues advisers need to bear in...

Hedge funds can play a useful part in a retirement planning portfolio. Ben Mountain highlights the benefits to be gained

Third way products were dealt something of a blow when the government refused to amend the tax rules around GAD limits. Helen Morrissey looks at what effect this decision has had on the market and what providers and advisers need to do to move the situation...

Structured products have increased in popularity in recent years. Clive Moore discusses how they can be used in retirement planning

Aegon has won an innovation award for its 5 for life retirement product.

Life and Pensions provider Friends Provident has promoted Mark Cracknell director of development of UK distribution.

The results of the FSA's annual persistency survey for 2007 suggest the industry cannot sustain traditional methods of pricing pension plans, Scottish Life says.

Advisers must change the way they assess customers' retirement requirements, according to research conducted by Vertex Life.