Standard Life

More than half of people in the UK have not yet drawn up their will, potentially leaving their assets in the hands of the wrong people, new research indicates.

A pensions expert has suggested that a Ministerial Statement read out in the House of Lords earlier this week, hints that family SIPPs might be taxed in some form.

Pension firms are questioning proposals by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to continue to prohibit protected rights funds from being invested in Self Invested Personal Pensions.

Standard Life has rolled a new webcast facility to help IFAs understand how its web tools work and explain the company's thinking on terms of products and services offered.

Paul Braithwaite and the group Policyholders for Justice have failed by two nominations to qualify for standing in Standard Life's elections for board positions.

Barclays Bank has signed a multi-tie agreement with six of the UK's big brand life insurers, ahead of depolarisation.

Both Standard Life and Clerical Medical have this morning announced further cuts to bonus rates on their with profits policies, and SL warns members should expect rate cuts to continue.

THE INLAND REVENUE has been forced to admit

Prudential and Standard Life have respectively published new business figures in the past 24 hours which give a steer on how the life and pensions sector may be heading up, but less so for some than others.

Revenue guidance given to one financial adviser suggests it might be possible to draw on a Sipp to invest in off-plan residential property BEFORE 6 April 2006 - but then again maybe not.