pensions

FINANCIAL TRADE BODIES have backed Tony Blair's claim the Financial Services Authority was "hugely inhibiting of efficient business", says the Daily Telegraph.

Pensions firm Scottish Equitable, has performed a facelift of its stakeholder products for both group and individual pensions.

Falling commission levels on pension products represents the greatest strain on the survival of financial adviser businesses, new research indicates.

A pensions expert says the buy-to-let market is set to boom, as a result of the potential tax advantages of putting their buy-to-let properties into pensions.

The latest quarterly business figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) paints a stagnant picture on pensions and long-term savings in the UK.

Pensions experts have highlighted the advice needed to guide retirement planning pointing to potential benefits provided by with-profits annuities as a method by which pensioners draw their money.

Work pension scheme contribution rates are on the increase but UK business still faces a potential £130bn shortfall, new research indicates.

Peer Matthew Oakeshott, the Liberal Democrats spokesman on work and pensions, has raised some concerns over the impact of Sipps on the pensions market.

Monthly inflation is 67% higher for over-75s running a household compared with people aged under 30, a new study indicates.

The Inland Revenue has confirmed its intention to enforce a second lifetime allowance test on individuals moving from ‘new regime drawdown' to an alternatively secured pension (ASP).