pensions

ANYONE SELLING a house will have to spend up to £1,000 providing an information pack for buyers as part of a shake-up of the housing market to be published by the government today, according to The Times .

A poll of 200 advisers by Norwich Union Equity Release reveals 78% believe they will be writing more business in the next six months, up 3% from last year, suggesting the equity release market is set to grow.

Employers who meet certain Financial Services Authority conditions can now promote their company pension schemes to staff without authorisation from the FSA - a move which has received positive feedback from the industry.

The new Savings and Retirement Account private members Bill is causing controversy in the industry before its even had its second reading in the House of Commons.

GORDON BROWN'S economic predictions were dealt another blow yesterday when a leading thinktank forecast a £10bn black hole in public finances and said economic growth this year would be the weakest for 10 years, according to The Guardian .

Over six million workers are not contributing to a pension plan with many stating concerns over affordability as the main reason, claims new research from B&CE Benefit Schemes.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has released a report about property and sipps which warns potential investors to be on the lookout for inappropriate financial products.

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced new regulations wich it says will make it easier for employers to "bulk transfer" members with protected rights into one single pension scheme.

Which? has criticised the abolition of RU64 as a "huge mistake" despite widespread industry support for the move.

Sir Malcolm Rifkind, shadow work and pensions secretary, is launching a new Bill this week designed to simplify the pensions system and encourage people to save for their retirement.