Retirement

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.

The deficits of British pension funds were virtually wiped out in June for the first time since the introduction of the FRS 17 accounting standard, according to research by Société Générale Asset Management (SGAM).

The burden of regulation is the top concern among pension funds, according to the National Association of Pension Funds.

Zurich has introduced factory gate pricing to its pensions products, the insurer says. The provider says the move is in response to adviser and client demand.

Standard Life has been criticised for cutting the unit prices of five of its property funds by 6.7% as a result of cash flow problems.

A generation of optimists in their 20s and 30s are ignoring the true cost of old age and head towards retirement poverty, Skandia warns.

ZURICH is introducing a new charging structure across its range of pre- and post-retirement pension offerings in response to growing demand for flexibility from advisers and their clients.

An amendment to the pensions bill on national insurance contributions is in danger of not being passed by the House of Commons because it is "technically flawed", according to the Government.

Almost half of adviser firms are planning to stick with their chosen SIPP provider three months after the introduction of SIPP regulation on 6 April, according to research by Merchant Investors, a pensions and investments provider.

Rowanmoor Pensions says the market is turning against ASP, or at least pushing members of pension arrangements against it, for all the wrong reasons.