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Skandia has called on HMRC to clarify whether pre-A-Day tax free cash will be protected when the new lifetime allowance (LTA) on pension contributions comes into effect in April 2012.

Pension law should be changed to give people early access to their tax-free lump to help pay off debt, the Liberal Democrats say.

In the recent past, the to-ing and fro-ing in the pensions world has given us lots of opportunities to talk about offshore.

Up to a million child trust fund vouchers are yet to be invested and latest research suggests significant variations in spending patterns among recipients of CTF lump sums at age 18, based on parental propensity to save, Nationwide says.

There have been a handful of responses to today's editorial, looking at the market averages used on the depolarised commission menu.

The Financial Services Authority says market average commissions used in the depolarisation menu will not be altered, despite industry feedback suggesting they are not representative of products' average rates.

Drip-feeding money into collective investments over time is less risky than lump-sum investing suggest new figures published by the Association of Investment Trust Companies.

Abbey for Intermediaries warns in a technical note on pensions that rule changes implemented under the regime coming into effect next April could pose trouble in cases of fragmented transfers.