Retirement

Advisers have expressed their relief that the government's promised free at-retirement guidance will not be delivered by providers, but reservations remain over the likely involvement of the Money Advice Service (MAS).

Financial advisers could pay a larger share of the costs for delivering the government's ‘guidance guarantee' than pension providers.

Almost a third of UK adults do not know what changes to pensions were announced in the Budget or how they are affected, according to research.

AXA Wealth International head of proposition Simon Willoughby on what the retirement market can learn from the Tour de France...

Nearly two-thirds of advisers have seen an increase in business enquiries since sweeping changes to pensions were announced in the Budget, according to a survey by Skandia.

Provider LV= has called for the introduction of new retirement solutions which could see providers and advisers split the risks inherent in providing income drawdown to the masses.

The owners of a former advisory business are a step closer to facing a £500,000 claim for bad advice after a judge ordered them to disclose documents that could wreck their defence the claim is too old.

What should clients do with their extra allowance?

In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.

Equity release has come of age. Advisers and providers alike are nothing if not familiar with the stringent regulation surrounding the modern generation of equity release products and the increasingly flexible range of options they offer.