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Group Sipps 'set to come into their own'

09:30 | 21 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

The group Sipp market will grow as employees find ways to comply with company shareholding requirements, says financial consultant Watson Wyatt.

Personal accounts 'may kill off some small businesses'

09:30 | 21 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

Personal accounts could be a disaster waiting to happen that will finish off small companies struggling in the economic meltdown

Aegon launches flexible commission for annuities

17:26 | 20 Aug 2008 | By Edward Lander

Aegon has revamped adviser remuneration for annuities to increase the numbers of people that exercise their open market option.

Sipp clients vulnerable to tax hikes, warn providers

09:30 | 20 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

Consumers could be exposed to hefty tax bills through a loophole in the way that Sipp statements are regulated, say pension providers.

Open market annuity uptake surges

00:01 | 20 Aug 2008 | By Edward Lander

Increasing numbers of consumers are buying annuities on the open market following campaigns by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI), company life office interim results show.

Protected rights transfer heralded as ‘B-day’

09:30 | 19 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

Protected rights may become the new ‘pensions B-day’, according to Zurich, as providers scramble to climb onto the protected rights bandwagon.

Sipp sales boom at AJ Bell

09:39 | 18 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

Manchester-based Sipp provider AJ Bell has unveiled its Sipp results, revealing new business growth of 62%

Whitehead: Prepare clients for the end of state pension

00:01 | 15 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

State pension benefits as we know them will disappear in the future and it is a challenge to advisers to make people take more pension provision, says Ruth Whitehead Associates.

Close Wealth Management flags expat market

00:01 | 15 Aug 2008 | By Richard Harris

The booming expatriate market presents a growing opportunity for advisers, according to Close Wealth Management Group, which says that many expats have insufficient financial plans.

FundsNetwork opens up to protected rights

13:28 | 14 Aug 2008 | By Daniel Grote

The platform is to accept applications for Sipps with protected rights in the run-up to regulatory changes that will allow such funds to be held in a Sipp wrapper for the first time.

Jargon deterring annuity uptake, says Hargreaves

09:30 | 14 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

Complex language that differs between product providers is hindering the uptake of variable annuities, says Hargreaves Lansdown

Pension scheme accounting standards ‘creaking'

00:01 | 14 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

Despite an overabundance of regulation over pensions, accounting standards are obscuring consumer choice, says consultant Lane Clark & Peacock.

Sipp sales fall as regulatory burden turns advisers off

00:01 | 13 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

Onerous regulation is putting advisers off recommending Sipps and crushing new business levels for providers.

Fitch allays fears over variable annuities hold-ups

00:01 | 12 Aug 2008 | By Edward Lander

Prudential's and Standard Life's delayed launches of variable annuity products will not soften the eventual impact of the product, says credit analyst Fitch Ratings.

Life firms’ group pension sales offset business falls

00:01 | 12 Aug 2008 | By Edward Lander

Growth in the sales of group pensions and offshore bonds has helped life companies to offset weak investment fund and Sipp inflows.

Life Trust extends range of longevity income plans

00:01 | 08 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

Retirement provider Life Trust has expanded its range of longevity income plans, which provide people living longer with a rising income.

Minimum wage hike for 21s may hit bosses’ pension bills

00:01 | 07 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

The Labour Party’s recent promise to extend the top rate minimum wage to 21-year-olds could see employers pay up to 50% more in personal account contributions, according to Watson Wyatt.

Standard Life eyes protected rights for Sipp

09:30 | 06 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

Standard Life is poised to open its Sipp to protected rights funds but financial planner James Brooke says Sipps are not the only option for rights money.

FTSE 100 pension schemes fall back into multi-billion pound deficits

00:01 | 06 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

Actuarial consultant Lane Clark & Peacock has revealed the biggest switch in pension scheme funding levels in six years.

Regulator on call as Rock pension scheme hits 'significant deficit'

13:29 | 05 Aug 2008 | By Nicholas Paler

The Pensions Regulator may soon intervene in a dispute between Northern Rock's board and its pension scheme trustees as it seeks to resolve its gaping deficit.

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