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Building Society-owned Newcastle Financial Advisers acquires Openwork firm
First of a number of acquisitions
Bond managers fear hedges being undermined as liquidity dries up
The recent sell off in the bond market and growing liquidity issues have forced bond investors to use similar hedging techniques, undermining their effectiveness and causing concerns about how much downside protection funds really have.
Police launch investigation into mortgage middleman fined £1m
West Midlands Police have launched a fraud investigation into a Birmingham financier over his role in sale and rent back agreements.
More than half of employees unaware of AE
Employers need to do more to inform employees unaware of auto-enrolment Scottish Widows research shows.
How can we increase engagement in retirement planning?
Naomi Osinnowo asks what needs to be done to get people to engage with retirement planning.
Industry 'horrified' by Lib Dems threats to savings tax relief
Industry experts are "horrified" that the Liberal Democrats are considering cutting tax relief on ISAs and pension contributions for the wealthy.
One in six workers 'lost track' of pension pot
A sixth of workers have lost track of a company pension fund after moving jobs and the vast majority have no idea how much their contributions amount to, Prudential research has found.
Three things we learned this week
Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.
Duncan Smith keeps top DWP job in reshuffle
Number 10 has announced that secretary for work and pensions Iain Duncan Smith will remain in post after the cabinet reshuffle.
Tribunal backs regulators' ban on Freedom SIPP directors
Two directors of self-invested personal pension outfit The Freedom SIPP have lost their legal battle to appeal against being banned from acting as trustees by two financial watchdogs.
Quarterly enhanced annuity sales reach 'landmark' £1bn
Enhanced annuity sales exceeded a billion pounds in the second quarter of the year, according to research by Towers Watson.
Stripping down the state pension
RETIREMENT
Pensions charges - the wider picture
Steve Watson takes a look at the debate on pension fund charges
Income drawdown vs annuities - where is the income balance?
Difficult conditions in the income drawdown market mean some clients can now get more income from a standard annuity. Helen Morrissey looks at what this means for the industry
A time for cash
Peter Beavis discusses the role cash can play in a retirement income strategy.
Pensioners gain £13 billion on property value
Retired homeowners gained a total of £13.66 billion on their property value in the past three months, research has found.
Dentons updates SIPP portal for advisers
Dentons Pension Management has enhanced its web portal to give advisers 24 hour access to client portfolios.
Three things we learned this week
Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.
RP Poll: UCIS ban
In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Are you happy with the FSA's decision to ban UCIS sales to retail investors?
Is the sun setting on overseas retirement planning?
Fiona Murphy goes through this month's Inquiry on retiring abroad
The rise of Sharia compliant retirement planning
Fiona Murphy looks at the growing interest in Islamic pension products and SIPP investments
Delaying annuity purchase 'not worthwhile' as rates unlikely to rise
Retirees who delay buying an annuity for two years in the hope of rate rises are unlikely to ever recoup the money they would ‘lose out' on, a provider has warned.
ABI urges regulators to unify on pension charging disclosure
Association of British Insurers (ABI) will work with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) on a consistent ‘disclosure protocol' for pension charges.
Auto-enrolment to shift SIPP focus to wealthy clients - Dentons
Auto-enrolment will reduce demand for self-invested personal pensions at the lower-earning end of the retirement market, Martin Tilley, technical services director at Dentons says.
