Retirement
UK pension freedoms withdrawals hit £17bn
Almost £17.5bn (€20bn, $24.3bn) has been withdrawn from pensions since the freedoms were launched three years ago, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs.
Harwood Wealth Management continues IFA buying spree
Harwood Wealth Management is showing no let up in its IFA firm buying spree after it struck a £1.56m deal to acquire retirement solutions specialist Plan 65.
Advisers giving inadequate information to DB specialists: FCA
Financial advisers who are outsourcing pension transfer work to specialists are providing them with inaccurate information, according to the executive director of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Pensioners bankrolling three generations
Nearly a third of those in the UK planning to retire in 2018 are financially helping out their families to the tune of around £4,300 ($4,829, €3,913) a year, increasing pressure on their own retirement plans and income, research from Prudential shows.
Administrators appointed to The Lifetime Sipp Company
Joint administrators have been appointed to wind down The Lifetime Sipp Company, a Financial Conduct Authority-regulated self invested personal pension scheme administrator based in south-west England.