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The average worker saving into a defined contribution (DC) pension will be £10,000 a year worse off in retirement than those saving at the same rate in 2000, Alexander Forbes says.

About 70% of brokers say the average amount of commission they earn per product has fallen in the past year, research suggests.

Life offices could split to create separate providers for men and women following the ECJ ruling banning the use of gender-pricing, an actuary says.

UK regulators and government departments are being urged to clarify what impact the ECJ's ruling on gender pricing will have on financial products.

Andrew Tully has been appointed retirement income technical manager at MGM Advantage.

Emerging market funds are proving popular for SIPP and ISA investments, according to broker TD Waterhouse.

The anticipated £140 flat-rate state pension will be equivalent to a private pension pot of £217,000, MetLife says.

More than half of large blue chip firms are providing no independent financial advice to their employees before pension tax allowances are reduced, PwC says.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been instructed to release potentially sensitive documents about the downfall of Equitable Life following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

Phil Clarke, technical services manager at Rowanmoor Pensions, reflects on recent changes to pension rules.