Pensions

Labour has urged the government to ensure none of the 320,000 savers expected to take advantage of pension freedoms are exposed to "rip off charges".

Aviva has confirmed it is to buy rival insurer Friends Life in a deal worth £5.6bn which will create a combined business with 16 million customers.

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Financial advisers are expected to benefit from the new regime which allows transfers between defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) schemes to the tune of £3.39m per year.

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The number of women saving adequately for retirement has reached a four year high according to Scottish Widows Women and Retirement report.

Assets under administration at platform and self-invested personal pension (SIPP) provider James Hay hit £16bn in the third quarter of the year, however, expected profit forecasts at the business have been cut.

Association of British Insurers (ABI) director general Otto Thoresen is to step down in 2015 to chair the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

Prudential has said a pick-up in bond sales helped negate a near 50% reduction in annuities new business in the first nine months of the year.

Almost half of people are unaware how changes to the state pension will affect them with just over 500 days to go until historic reforms are introduced, research suggests.