pensions

A piece of European legislation is posing a big headache for government and industry in working through the intricacies of pensions reform policy.

A completely independent body needs to be set up to offer generic financial advice, according to the Pensions Policy Institute.

Around 70% of advisers believe clients will have to learn to accept higher levels of risk when planning for retirement, claims Lincoln Financial Group.

HM Revenue and Customs has published further guidance clarifying A-Day changes on tax relief for employer contributions by owners and controlling directors of companies.

Scottish Life new pensions business has fallen 9% in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2006, following a slump in the group pensions sector.

Time is a strange construct; sometimes it seems to go ever so slowly and other times far too fast. In the world of pensions, this is further confused by the fact that a year does not always last 365 days.

The Pensions Regulator is planning to issue a series of questions which trustees should ask advisers to determine the suitability of advice and how to manage conflicts of interest.

The danger of ‘levelling down' existing pension schemes by making employer contributions compulsory in personal accounts may have been "overstated" claims Lord Turner.

Our industry has an unfortunate reputation for shooting itself in the foot, particularly in the way it often tries to take advantage of attempts by Government to relax pension rules.

An online tax calculator allowing savers to calculate the financial impact of Gordon Brown's 1997 decision to abolish tax credits on pension funds has been launched by Brewin Dolphin.