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A takeover deal for James Hay Partnership has moved a step closer after the company invited two interested parties to carry out due diligence on the SIPP provider.

This week's Retirement Planner quick-fire poll asks: What barriers you face when advising on long term care?

Mark Lisle, compliance manager at Rowanmoor, says the term 'SIPP' covers a diverse range of products.

The prime minister will today wade into the debate over public sector pension reform, urging unions to call off strikes planned for Thursday.

The government has agreed to discuss reforms of the local government pension scheme (LGPS)separately from other public sector schemes after unions condemned its planned one-size-fits-all approach.

MPs yesterday grilled senior civil servants in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over concerns the government's reforms cannot be implemented.

A Trades Union Congress (TUC) document leaked to the BBC has revealed unions do not believe today's negotiations with ministers will avoid industrial action.

Public sector workers' resistance to pension reforms stems from a misunderstanding about how the changes will affect them, Hymans Robertson research claims.

Pension providers have urged the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to stop making Keydata compensation payments in SIPP and SSAS cases until a number of legal issues are resolved.

In May, Heath Lambert launched www.heathlambertannuity.com, an online portal aimed at helping people to receive the best annuity quote possible. Director Stuart Grennan tells Helen Morrissey about the service