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Natanje Holt looks at the issues facing the annuity market and asks what needs to be done to improve advice in this area.

As retirement income issues become more high profile we are seeing more employers looking to put services in place to help their employees navigate this area. Helen Morrissey takes a look at the issue

The pensions minister has described consultancy charging as "a classic example of how the industry allowed itself to get bad headlines."

Academics have launched a consultation to establish the best way to model defined contribution schemes which could have "uncomfortable implications for plan members".

High and opaque charges are harming savers with defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, according to the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP).

The head of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has proposed an expansion of the organisation's mandate and called for the creation of an "EU retirement savings product".

Advisers looking to break into the corporate pension market to serve SMEs' needs after automatic enrolment should consider taking specialist qualifications, according to the Pensions Management Institute (PMI).

Pension pots with proposed 'money safe' guarantees may not be transferred automatically with a worker when they move jobs, a minister has warned.

Chris Read looks at the rapidly expanding platform market and asks how it need to evolve to more fully service the retirement market.

A boost in individual annuities and with-profits bonds sales helped Prudential UK maintain new business levels in the first half of this year, despite a significant decrease in corporate pensions volumes.