Retirement

Aegon has launched its corporate platform with a promise to reimburse 50% of employer contributions for the first three months.

The number of flexible drawdown investors could rise in 2013 when the top rate of tax is cut to 45%.

Fiona Murphy goes through this month's Inquiry on retiring abroad

Fiona Murphy looks at the growing interest in Islamic pension products and SIPP investments

Almost half a million people will retire over the next 30 years saddled with average mortgage debts topping £50,000, research suggests.

Chris Read looks at the rapidly expanding platform market and asks how it need to evolve to more fully service the retirement market.

Tim Salisbury outlines the benefits of using QNUPS as part of a retirement planning strategy for individuals with high incomes

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

Stephen Lowe asks if recent strong growth reported in the equity release market the result of a mini-boom or the start of a sustainable long-term trend?

Fiona Murphy asks IFAs how government austerity measures have affected clients' retirement planning.