Retirement
Retirement | 15 Mar 16
Carey sells int’l pensions arm to Overseas Trust and Pension
The Guernsey-based international pensions business of Carey Group is to be acquired by Overseas Trust and Pension.
Retirement | 14 Mar 16
UK accountants overwhelmed by pension advice boom
Accountants working in the UK are ill-equipped to deal with the growing demand for personal financial advice following recent changes to early pension access, according to a new poll by retirement lending adviser Bower Private Clients.
Budget concerns drive UK Sipp contributions up in February
Concerns around the upcoming UK budget saw consumers making the most of their pension benefits in February with self-invested personal pension (Sipp) contributions up by 203% compared with the same month last year.
Calls for reform of life commissions grow in Australia
Consumers will go on being hurt financially until commissions on life insurance are banned in Australia, and a rigorous code of conduct is in place, says Industry Super Australia (ISA), an umbrella organisation for the retirement savings industry.
North America | 8 Mar 16
Scale of US financial adviser misconduct revealed
Around 7% of financial advisers in the US have misconduct records, according to a report by a US-based research group called The National Bureau of Economic Research