Retirement

A row has broken out over a cross-party amendment to the Pensions Bill, with independent policy adviser Dr Ros Altmann accusing the ABI of misleading MPs and the press.

A series of interest rate hikes has led to more people saving now than in the past few years.

Clerical Medical has launched an income drawdown product aimed at customers aged 50 to 74.

More pension schemes are training trustees, according to the Pensions Regulator.

Eight in ten pension scheme administrators say they're ill-prepared for mandatory e-filing in 12 weeks, a survey suggests.

IFA firm Chartwell is set to launch its own SIPPs this autumn to add to its ‘investor centre', an online user-led wrap service.

HARGREAVES Lansdown has outlined what it sees as "significant misconceptions" that have arisen about SIPPs, including that advisers only recommend them in order to generate high commission payments.

UK baby boomers are not protecting retirement incomes against inflation - according to Hartford Life.

STANDARD Life is urging the government not to overrule changes made to National Insurance contributions by the House of Lords as they could be detrimental to women's pensions planning.

G4S has completed the conversion of its Contracted In Money Purchase scheme into a Group Personal Pension, with Punter Southall advising the group on the pensions transfer process.