Retirement

Property is the most popular alternative investment for global pension funds, according to research by Watson Wyatt.

Over 50% of advisers think that conventional annuities do not provide sufficient value for a client's retirement, according to Prudential.

A leap in pension contributions since A-Day, has boosted the average size of a full SIPP with specialist providers to £430,000, according to SIPP provider Hornbuckle Mitchell.

Lawrence Churchill has been reappointed chairman of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) for a further three years.

A rising tide of SIPP business is leaving administrators struggling to cope, according to Suffolk Life's John Moret.

The Government has been urged by SIPP provider Alliance Trust to give a timeframe for when protected rights can be included in a SIPP and remove current restrictions on spouse's pensions.

Thinc Group, a UK financial services company, has launched an annuity desk with Prudential and Just Retirement.

Clerical Medical has introduced a new pension commission model designed to award IFAs for persistent business.

Three in four advisers believe their clients would consider US-style annuities ahead of traditional annuities, but many fear they do not know enough about the products available.

Fidelity International is warning people who plan to wait for the introduction of personal accounts in 2012 could miss out on a significant amount of retirement savings.