Retirement

Legal & General is to offer advisers and their clients access to a will-writing service provided by probate brokers Final Duties.

IFAs are under-equipped to benefit from a looming explosion of interest in long term care products, says a market specialist.

Japanese officials say deaths of the elderly are going unreported whilst families continue to draw their deceased relatives' pensions.

Around two-thirds of over-55s are concerned the would not be able to raise the necessary cash if faced with an unexpected payout of £500 or more, according to the Aviva Real Retirement Report.

Members of a failed QROPS may be able to avoid the 55% charge on unauthorized payments.

Almost three-quarters of Britons think traditional retirement is no longer a realistic prospect, a survey reveals.

A forthcoming Court of Appeal hearing over the pension rights of a 74-year-old nun could trigger massive changes in pensions rules for members of religious orders.

An alternative to conventional annuities and unsecured pensions has emerged as a popular retirement choice, writes Mike Morrison, head of pensions development at AXA Wealth

Jonathon Howard looks at how increasing longevity affects retirement investment strategies

Tony Vine-Lott, director general of the Tax Incentivised Savings Association, contrasts the attention given to saving for holidays to pensions.