uncategorised

Pension reciprocation, or pension unlocking, agreements operated by Ark Business Consulting are illegal, judges in the High Court ruled on Friday.

Barclays was among six global banking groups downgraded by Fitch last night, with the ratings agency citing the challenging financial markets.

The head of pensions at LV= tells Retirement Planner about how he thinks the SIPP market will evolve

The future is looking bright for fixed-term annuities as Helen Morrissey discovered at a round table event on the at-retirement market

Simon Smallcombe looks at the importance of guarantees at times of market volatility

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has opened a consultation outlining the options for easier workplace pension transfers, dubbed by pensions minister Steve Webb as "Operation Big Fat Pension Pot".

Means testing for winter fuel allowance would reduce spending on pensioner benefits despite the administrative cost, the government has said.

The National Employment Savings Trust Corporation (NEST Corp) has admitted scaling back its take up projections, and said the auto-enrolment delay for small businesses will increase its loan repayments.

The restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) may no longer be appropriate, two of its chief officers have said.

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