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The wish to pass on unused wealth to family is a strong motivation for many people.

Mike Morrison goes through the protection options for those clients likely to exceed the new lifetime allowance.

This week's Retirement Planner quick-fire poll asks: Do you think the Treasury will axe higher rate tax relief on pensions?

Julie Hutchison looks at how the changing retirement landscape affects estate planning

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) today unveiled its panel of recommended retirement income providers.

The Treasury is reportedly discussing plans to axe higher rate tax (HRT) relief on pensions altogether, but PwC partner Marc Hommel says reform is not on the cards.

At last night's second reading of the Pensions Bill Iain Duncan Smith and Steve Webb gave two tantilising hints of softer reforms.

The government's "transitional arrangements" to help women hit hardest by the Pensions Bill could involve a pension credit concession, according to Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at Hargreaves Lansdown.

A 73-year-old pensioner challenging the Bank of Ireland (BOI) over attempts to raid his savings could face a £500,000 bill if he pursues the case in the High Court.

Iain Duncan Smith this evening said there would be no u-turn on controversial proposals to raise the women's state pension age (SPA) to 66 by 2020.