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Insurers based outside the EU could undercut UK providers forced to use unisex annuity pricing by setting up QROPS, an expert says.

Advisers are preparing immediate mail-outs to clients to warn them of the impact of today's ECJ ban on gender-based insurance pricing.

Pension providers warn the ECJ's ban on gender-based annuity pricing is a "horrible mistake" which will damage pension income for all.

The ECJ has outlawed the use of gender in underwriting, which is likely to lead to a fall in annuity rates for men and increased costs for all.

State pension forecasts sent out to people approaching retirement are so complicated even financial advisers do not understand them, pensions minister Steve Webb says.

Rowanmoor Pensions has confirmed it will not pass on its FSCS levy to consumers.

The new limit of £50,000 on pension contributions will hit doctors disproportionately hard as they are forced to pay extra advice fees, accountants say.

Strathclyde Pension Fund has been ordered to pay compensation to a scheme member after failing to provide a correct pension projection.

The Treasury has confirmed Lord Hutton will publish his final report on public sector pension reform on Thursday 10 March.

Allowing early access to pension funds in some cases could place pensioners' beneficiaries at risk of a 55% tax charge, AJ Bell warns.