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As many as 6,000 people have accessed the Money Advice Service's (MAS) retirement adviser directory in its first month of operation, the consumer body has said.

Death benefit complexities bring advice opportunity

A lack of regulatory guidance around insistent client handling could lead to the emergence of specialist firms who will seek to exploit retirees for a quick income, an adviser has warned.

Two-thirds (65%) of people aged over 55 and still in work think financial advice at the point of retirement should be compulsory, according to research.

Everything advisers need to know on equity release

Income drawdown has become an increasingly popular option among advisers for clients with smaller retirement pots, as demand for the product surged overall post pension freedoms, research has suggested.

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Most people are unlikely to spend less of - or save more into - their pension as a direct result of the removal of the "punitive" 55% ‘death tax' earlier this month, according to research.

Adviser insight: Sustainability of retirement income

'Pensions freedom will be a minefield'