Retirement

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.

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.