Retirement

The Association of Friendly Societies (AFS) has elected Andrew Townsley as president.

Prudential's UK sales fell 20% to £529m in the first nine months of 2007, according to the provider's interim results.

The National Association of Pensions Funds (NAPF) has welcomed Government moves to ease the regulation burden on employers providing pension schemes.

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.