Retirement

Pension disclosures of the FTSE 100 have achieved a £4bn overall surplus for the first time in over five years, according to Pension Capital Strategies (PCS), a pensions risk management and recovery adviser.

Complaints to the Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) about poor administration in personal pension arrangements have risen by 43% in the last year, according to its annual report. Administration complaints accounted for more than 30% of the total complaints...

As pioneers of SIPP, James Hay had good reason to believe it was on to something very big.  But we couldn't have predicted the seemingly exponential growth that the SIPP market has shown in recent years. 

Luanne Ahearne talks about the practical considerations of choosing trusts

Value protected annuities can be used by a wider ranger of people than first thought says David Murton

Dean Mirfin gives his views on the results of May's equity release inquiry

There has been much talk of how wraps can benefit the adviser for some time now but the message doesn't seem to be getting through, Matthew Craig asks why

A SIPP is the perfect vehicle for those who want to take control of their retirement savings says Christine Hallett

While interest in possession trusts are not widely used any more it is still important that advisers are aware of them says Bob Perkins

Fidelity's Peter Hicks tells Helen Morrissey about the recently launched Fidelity Retirement Funds