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Individuals paid £1bn less into personal pensions over 2009/10 than the previous year, according to HMRC figures.

Skandia predicts consumers will turn to Maximum Investment Plans(MIP) as changes to tax relief drive investors away from pensions.

The majority of people in the UK do not know what the impact of the switch from linking defined benefit (DB) pension schemes from RPI to CPI, Aon Hewitt says.

Scottish Life has cut open market option (OMO) waiting times for clients from an average of 11 days to 8.1 days using Origo's Options software.

Ian Naismith, head of pensions market development at Scottish Widows, says now is a good time for a retirement planning discussion

What IFAs need to do to keep the regulator happy when advising on pension switching

Upping the earnings threshold for auto-enrolment into occupational pension schemes will hit women and part-time, agency and temporary staff, shadow pensions minister Rachel Reeves says.

The government has missed an opportunity to create a more flexible savings vehicle in NEST, according to director-general of Saga Ros Altmann.

The annual contribution cap and pension transfer ban should be retained in NEST's initial period but it is essential they are both reviewed in 2017, David Yeandle says.

Approximately 25% of equity release customers could be eligible for enhanced terms and receive an additional £16,000 on a £200,000 property, says More 2 Life.