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David Trenner discusses the importance of adopting a phased strategy when moving from income drawdown to annuities.

Financial advisers will lose out on an estimated £80m worth of commission when the government outlaws contracting out of the state pension into private vehicles in April, Standard Life has said.

Dramatic change in the SIPP market is having a profound effect on providers. Greg Kingston says advisers need to do their due diligence to make sure they choose a provider able to meet these challenges.

Vince Smith Hughes talks to Retirement Planner about the challenges facing retirement advisers and how adequate assessment of risk is all important when choosing an at-retirement product.

In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we ask: Following Grant Shapp's comments, do you think retirees should downsize to free up larger properties for young families?

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

Fiona Murphy asks SIPP providers how the industry can restore adviser confidence in esoteric investments.

In December the ABI launched a consultation into improving the shopping around process for retirement income. Helen Morrissey asks whether the proposed processes go far enough to solve this issue.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has launched a campaign to protect consumers from "predatory" practices by pension providers and banks.

The boom in SIPP sales that has seen numbers of the products grow to 700,000 is over, a former James Hay Partnership director has said.