Pensions

Should a permitted investment list be reinstated for SIPP providers?

Savers care greatly about building up retirement income but feel ‘disconnected' from the current pensions system and need greater support from providers, research has found.

Will simplified advice be the post-Budget big winner?

The government's guidance guarantee will result in more people seeking regulated financial advice on decumulation, with the majority of advisers stating pension pot size will not make a difference, according to research.

Self-invested personal pension provider Barnett Waddingham has launched a ‘Flexible SIPP' to meet what it said was demand from advisers.

Sign of quality: Why retirement planning needs a kite mark

The government's latest Pensions Bill will be laid before parliament today but the timing for the introduction of defined ambition (DA) pensions couldn't be worse, Tom McPhail has said.

The majority of people approaching retirement want to get their ‘guaranteed guidance' from financial advisers or established consumer organisations not pension providers, research shows.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Is £17,500 a year enough for a 'comfortable' retirement?

IFAs are not at all confident in small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) ability to meet their auto-enrolment obligations, as just one in 100 advisers think businesses are well prepared for the move to work place pensions, according to a survey.