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Regulations currently under consultation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may pose a threat to the legitimacy of QROPS being used by expats in the region, an expert has warned.

Equitable Life policyholders came a step closer to finally receiving compensation today, as the Treasury laid out its plans for its £1.5bn Payments Scheme.

Most advisers are lucky if they can get clients to even consider making a will, but Wellington Burt was one man who didn't need any encouraging.

Solvency II-style capital requirements for UK pensions schemes will be put in place by the European Commission before the end of the decade, industry sources said.

The government is likely to review draft income drawdown rules forbidding the use of RPI-linked annuities for the minimum income requirement (MIR), specialist providers have said.

Royal Liver's members have voted in favour of its buyout by Royal London.

Pressure is building on the coalition government to slow the rate of acceleration of the state pension age (SPA) for women.

NEST’s director of market engagement, Paul Gilbody, discusses how IFAs have a vital role to play in getting employers ready for 2012

Ex-pat retirees who receive their pensions in sterling are seeing their incomes squeezed by the weak pound, an international wealth management firm said.

The FSA has proposed to collect and monitor data on how much advisers charge for advice on group personal pensions (GPPs).