Have you missed this week's pensions news? Here's Retirement Planner's round-up of the top five stories this week.
The Labour Party has confirmed its policy to restrict higher-rate pensions tax relief to fund job creation will be in its 2015 manifesto. The state pension age should rise to 70 by 2040 - more than 20 years earlier than scheduled under government changes - the former chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Lord Adair Turner said. Aviva has overhauled its income drawdown offering and launched a flexible product to give retirees more choice when taking retirement income. Ensuring all pension savers have "a conversation" with their IFA or a provider about their retirement o...
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