pensions

With an major in crease expected in the Sipp market following changes to the pensions regime through the implementation of A-Day in April next year, Legal & General has published a new guide for financial advisers.

The rush to put residential property into self-invested personal pensions following A-Day, as anticipated by the industry, is only likely to attract a specific niche of individuals, new research indicates.

Eight in ten financial advisers believe the government will not be able to close in on the country's £27bn savings gap, according to new research.

Scots-born fund manager Scott McKenzie is leaving Morley Fund Management to head up Martin Currie's £30 million UK equity income fund, reports this morning's Scotsman .

A new joint initiative has been set up to encourage improved standards for occupational pensions schemes.

HM Revenue & Customs has set October 1st as the deadline for tightening up its handling of the so-called 30/70 split rule relating to recovery of "input tax" by employers providing funded pension schemes.

The HM Revenue & Customs has announced a change to the way commencement lump sums will be calculated following A-Day.

Half of UK companies with a turnover exceeding £1m are not yet prepared for pensions simplification, new research indicates.

UK investors must view another terrorist attack on the City as a matter of when rather than if, according to a senior police officer quoted in today's Financial Times.

An actuarial consultancy warns companies could end up having to fork out £1.5bn to support the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), more than five times more than government's original estimates.