Retirement

Equity release is growing strongly and Bower Retirement Services is looking to recruit more advisers. Helen Morrissey talks to new chairperson Andrea Rozario about her new role and the outlook for equity release.

Changes to death benefits: What does it mean for clients?

Research has put a monetary value of £100 a month on retirement advice, while claiming evidence shows people save more when advised earlier on in life.

Retirement Planner readers will get a 20% discount on the Henry Stewart SIPPs and Retirement Options conference.

In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.

The Equity Release Solicitors' Alliance (ERSA) has issued an alert to advisers after it became concerned more could be advising consumers on the products "not fully aware of the requirements".

Two thirds of employees approaching retirement are planning to stay in either paid or unpaid work once they retire from their full-time jobs, a survey suggests.

In this week's RP quick fire poll we asked readers to tell us how they expect the equity release market to develop.

In this week's quick fire Retirement Planner poll we ask: Do you agree that we need a rethink on the word and concept of 'retirement?'

Most of our ideas about retirement need to be… retired, writes Brendan Llewellyn