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Almost 50% of consumers would find government compulsion to save into a private pension scheme helpful, research suggests.

Andrew Pennie looks at the implications of a client's health when providing ongoing retirement income planning and advice

Speaking at last week's Henry Stewart conference on SIPPs and retirement options, John Moret, principal of MoretoSIPPs, said the industry's inability to speak with one voice was a concern in the face of FSA scrutiny and well-publicised examples of SIPP...

SIPP providers are being increasingly targeted for "loan buddy" business, a prime vehicle for pension leakage, warns Andrew Roberts, chairman of Association of Member Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS.)

LV= has seen a 14% growth in sales across its retirement business in 2011 with an annual premium equivalent (APE) of £114.3m, up from £100.3m in 2010.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has spent almost £3.2m on external barrister fees over the past two years, with one-third of those costs spent on one legal case alone, figures show.

The Financial Services Authority's (FSA) proposed reforms to rules on self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) do not go far enough to tackle malpractice, according to John Moret, director of MoreToSIPPs.

I'M SKINT, HELP!

Britain's retirees will flock overseas as a result of last week's budget, according to deVere Group.

Discounted gift trusts (DGT) business levels will remain flat or fall over the next year due to adviser dissatisfaction with the products on offer, a survey by Octopus Investments reveals.