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Pensions provider Royal London has posted a strong growth in sales through advisers following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), with its platform new business sales up a record 39% on last year, the firm's interim results have revealed today.

One in seven workers has no idea when they will be able to retire, according to research from Barings Asset Management.

Consumers looking for the best annuity option will be able to compare rates from a range of providers from Wednesday.

A Liberal Democrat paper prepared for the party's conference will call for the lifetime allowance on tax free pension savings to be cut from £1.25m to £1m.

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A worrying number of savers risk walking blindly into retirement by failing to monitor and review their pension pots, research has found.

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

In this week's quick-fire Retirement Planner poll we ask: Would you use the new ABI pension charge calculator?

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued its first notice to an employer which has failed to meet its auto-enrolment (AE) duties.

A calculator to help bosses work out how much their employees are paying in workplace pension charges has been launched by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).