Retirement

Despite increasing interest in Self Invested Personal Pensions, over a third of advisers are don't know the rate of interest being paid on a client's Sipp, warns Investec Private Bank.

HM Revenue & Customs is warning advisers they will be writing to around one million pensioners to remind them of the intended changes to the way Retirement Annuity Contracts will be taxed.

Government plans to limit the taxpayer's liability for civil service pensions could be seen as a sign public sector pensions are finally following the private sector and taking action on the sustainability of their funding.

Andy Bell, managing director of A J Bell, has sent an open letter to Ed Balls challenging him to rethink the changes to the alternatively secured pension rules proposed in the Pre-Budget Report.

High net worth clients thinking about transferring pension funds when emigrating to Australia need to take action before the end of June, warns Standard Life.

Advisers with clients who have Retirement Annuity Contracts have one last chance to take advantage of the carry back rules, warns Clerical Medical.

It's the same every year. The frantic build-up. The hive of activity, with people running around planning and preparing. Making lists, checking things off. And then the dawning of the big day itself, with the anticipation of what may come. The pleasure...

Shortfalls in defined benefit pension schemes could provide a new business opportunity for advisers using the concurrency rules introduced on A-Day, says Skandia.

The Pension Protection Fund's decision to almost double the levy estimate for 2007/08 will affect around 5% of schemes, claims Entegria.

Underlying longevity and investment risks of final salary schemes could see more schemes using inflation swaps and bulk annuities to try and reduce their liabilities.