Retirement

Regulation of self-invested personal pensions next year could lead to a "concentration of the market", says Hargreaves Lansdown.

The future of pensions will not be about people voluntarily saving in what is "basically privatised welfare", says Steve Bee.

A-day rules allowing ‘protected rights' to be taken before the age of 50, provided there is a ‘protected pension age' in place, is causing confusion which could lead to a 70% tax charge.

First Actuarial has called on the Department for Work and Pensions to press ahead with proposals to remove the constraints surrounding protected rights.

A further module on defined benefit scheme funding has been released by the Pensions Regulator as part of its Trustee Toolkit.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Just think about the better decisions we could all make if we knew exactly how things would turn out in the end - decisions on careers, houses, fashion styles!

Rowanmoor Pensions, previously the small self-administered scheme business of James Hay, is planning a series of pension roadshows.

Providers could meet the level of charges specified by the Pensions Commission, but only if there is a clearing house acting as a go between.

Pension providers could end up being responsible for informing people about the dangers of personal accounts.

Almost half of those approaching retirement expect to supplement their pension income from other forms of savings, research from Fidelity suggests.