pensions

Recently, we had the opportunity to have a demonstration of ‘Pensions Profiler', one of the suite of products from O&M systems.

The equity release market must adapt products, advice and pricing to cater for a changing market, according to Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP), which has called for a Government-led debate on the issue.

The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA) spent £30.8m over the 12 months to the end of March.

The Conservative Party has confirmed it will not scrap personal accounts should it win next year's general election.

IFAs shunned commercial property facilities when choosing SIPPs during 2008 with their major priority being FSA approval for the products, according to figures from Defaqto.

The number of whistleblowers' breach of law reports rose to 532 in 2008/9 up from 513 the previous year, according to The Pensions Regulator(TPR).

Product providers and financial advisers will be presented with considerable opportunities from the ‘at-retirement' market in the next five years, Watson Wyatt predicts.

Many consumers are unaware they can combine their pension pots, despite saying they would invest more if they could view their investments in one place.

Auto-enrolment could lead to 200,000 job losses at smaller firms as labour costs will increase by around 2%, academic research predicts.

Legal & General is to start selling enhanced annuities directly to consumers, bypassing IFAs, via its Annuity Solutions brand.