Standard Life

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

The Pensions Ombudsman has ruled in favour of Standard Life after an investor complained the commission on his self-invested personal pension (SIPP) was not properly explained to him.

Invesco Perpetual is bringing a range of multi-asset, risk-rated funds to the UK run by its Atlanta-based global asset allocation team headed by CIO Scott Wolle.

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has drafted a model clause for wills in response to government plans to reduce inheritance tax for charity donors.

The lang cat’s Mark Polson begins his new column in Professional Adviser by challenging providers to think more about how their products will be used.

Trust providers still have to battle a number of misconceptions before advisers can truly understand the benefits of closed-ended structures, writes Ed Morse, head of investment trust business development at F&C Investments.

A private equity firm has taken joint control of FNZ, the platform provider powering the Standard Life and Elevate wraps.

Charlotte Richards talks to global equity income fund managers about the benefits (and drawbacks) of the new sector classification, and what is driving the performance of their portfolios and dividend growth

Standard Life has successfully sued its professional indemnity insurers for around £100m to recover losses related to its Pension Sterling Fund.

Standard Life is cutting some bonus rates on its UK with-profits plans from 1 February, in a move which will impact about half of the insurer's total policyholders.