Retirement

Recent innovation in the UK retirement market has brought a generation of products offering both stability and flexibility. Christopher Reed takes a look at their future prospects

With the price of average London property now exceeding the current nil-rate band, the need for inheritance tax (IHT) planning has never been greater. Gerry Warner considers some effective ways of mitigating the potential tax charge

Taking home reversion exams could open doors to a profitable new business, says Nigel Hare-Scott

Each month, we ask our industry to answer one big question!

According to the latest AEGON research the UK population has lost the habit of saving for retirement. Rachel Vahey highlights the consequences of allowing this to continue

An eleventh-hour bid to encourage Equitable Life with-profit annuitants to vote in favour of transferring their policies to Prudential will do little to quell scepticism over the move.

Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes could suffer from the credit crunch, warns actuary Lane Clark & Peacock (LC&P).

UK defined benefit pension schemes could be among the indirect casualties of the fall-out from the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, according to Lane Clark & Peacock.

Average contributions will not give enough support to employees in retirement, according to research by business consultancy Mercer.

Scottish Life has announced its intention to expand its individual pensions business through IFAs by appointing Keith MacPherson as head of individual business.