Retirement

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

Equity release has come of age. Advisers and providers alike are nothing if not familiar with the stringent regulation surrounding the modern generation of equity release products and the increasingly flexible range of options they offer.

A think tank has called on the government to buy parts of people's homes and deliver a guaranteed lifetime income in return, in a bid to bolster retirement income for low earners.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called on the Money Advice Service (MAS) and The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) to deliver the government's at-retirement guidance guarantee.

When one door closes, another one opens. An old adage, but a true one.

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

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Demand for equity release products is continuing to grow - this is one thing which advisers involved in the market are very much agreed on.

n this week's quick fire Retirement Planner poll we ask: Should commercial property be classed as a 'standard' SIPP asset?

People managing to achieve a retirement income of £15k per year will be "comfortable", according to a report by the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).