Pension freedom

Aegon has launched a dedicated website and interactive tool to assist advisers working with clients on pensions flexibility.

HSBC Global Asset Management has introduced a range of multi-asset retirement funds for the defined contribution (DC) pension marketplace.

Insurer LV= has called for a levy to be put on transactions where a client purchases a retirement plan from their existing pensions provider.

Profits at Partnership Assurance dropped 51% to £64m in 2014 due to falling individual annuity sales in the wake of the Budget reforms, latest results show.

LV= has launched an online retirement modelling tool to help advisers select, explain and administer a blend of retirement options.

...clients will call you about this week

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is "well behind the curve" on pensions freedom regulation and is operating a watching brief to act after things go wrong, Bruce Moss has said.

This signposting to advice is welcome indeed, but...

Labour will cap the pensions lifetime allowance at £1m and restrict the annual allowance to £30,000 to help fund a £2.7m reduction in tuition fees if elected, it has announced.

The latest Retirement Planner poll asks readers if a 30 day cooling-off period should be introduced for pensions freedom retirees who haven't taken advice.