Barnett Waddingham

The FCA and Treasury have produced a report to bridge the advice gap which is useful for trustees

The industry has endorsed a number of proposals in the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR) report to boost accessibility to advice and guidance.

Figures show contribution rates fell between 2014 and 2015, amid concerns people could have to work until their 80s. Kristian Brunt-Seymour asks if legislative measures are the answer.

The end of contracting out could bring transfers to a stuttering halt finds Helen Morrissey.

IC Select has beefed up its stewardship service to help trustees monitor their fiduciary managers and run their schemes.

A number of firms and bodies have given their support to the revised Incentive Exercises Code which has been updated in light of the pension freedoms.

Speculation is rife that Chancellor George Osborne will introduce a flat-rate of tax relief, which will benefit lower earners according to a report in the Financial Times.

MPs have criticised the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) over its communication of pension reforms and called for urgent changes to the information being sent to people approaching retirement.

Malcolm McLean looks at what 2016 holds for the pensions industry.

People drawing retirement income from annuities will be able to sell their contracts from 6 April 2017, the government has confirmed.