Steve Bee

Almost nine in ten IFAs say abolishing compulsory annuitisation and Inheritance Tax (IHT) might go some way to restoring consumer faith in UK pensions, according to a poll.

IFAs say the Government should treat customers fairly (TCF) when setting up personal accounts through auto-enrolment.

Steve Bee is to launch Scottish Life's new series of podcasts, by talking about the Government's response to his ‘ ProperPensions' petition on the suitability of personal accounts.

Scottish Life pensions guru Steve Bee has described the government's response to a petition calling for a reassessment of personal accounts as "disappointing".

The Actuarial Profession is the latest organisation to point out the dangers of personal accounts being introduced into a pensions system which includes means-testing.

Personal accounts will go ahead with means-testing in place as there is no viable alternative, claims the government.

Government plans to limit the taxpayer's liability for civil service pensions could be seen as a sign public sector pensions are finally following the private sector and taking action on the sustainability of their funding.

The introduction of a National Pensions Savings Scheme (NPSS) or alternative model is not as safe as the Pensions Commission would have us believe claims Scottish Life.

A new organisation, known as The-Pensions-Net-Work, is being been established to discuss and examine in detail the latest issues in the pensions industry.

The potential liability risks to advisers has caused the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (Aifa) to tell its members it is not opposed to the Government's move to change the rules on the inclusion of residential property and other ‘exotic'...