Retirement

Companies | 24 Oct 16

UK-headquartered Global Qrops has rebranded as bdhSterling amid similar moves by other firms that may signal a dampening appetite for recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops).

Retirement | 21 Oct 16

STM Group, the cross border financial services provider, has completed its acquisition London & Colonial Holdings.

Retirement | 20 Oct 16

Waves of changing legislation have made pensions and Isas incredibly and unnecessarily complicated, discouraging people from saving, says Andy Bell, chief executive of investment platform AJ Bell.

Retirement | 18 Oct 16

The UK government has scrapped plans to set up a secondary market in annuities saying “it has become clear that creating the conditions to allow a competitive market to emerge could not be balanced with sufficient consumer protections”.

Best Practice | 14 Oct 16

Sales of personal pensions fell by 6.8% in the second quarter of this year as a leading tax expert urges the UK government to do more to get the country’s retirement savings “back on track”.