Ros Altmann

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

The current 55% tax duty payable when pension funds are passed on after death is set to be axed under this government, George Osborne has announced.

The government will unveil its plans for the at-retirement guidance guarantee next week, according to recently appointed older workers champion Ros Altmann.

Ros Altmann is to work with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to champion older workers as the government moves to better support people aged over 50 in the labour market.

Regulation should be changed to allow a ‘national wealth service' to be established to distribute independent retirement advice more widely, according to Ros Altmann.

Pensions campaigner Ros Altmann has been named CBE in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, and there was also recognition for Bank of England deputy governor Charlie Bean and consumer champion Martin Lewis.

Pensions expert Ros Altmann has called for retirees to have access to "specialist basic advice", not unregulated guidance, as several of the pension changes announced at Budget 2014 come into force.

In the wake of the FCA review the ABI has put forward its recommendations for how the retirement income market needs to evolve. Helen Morrissey takes a look.

Fiona Murphy looks at AJ Bell's recent wish-list for pension reform, including calls to scrap flexible drawdown, and asks other industry players for their views.

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