Informed Choice senior paraplanner Shelley McCarthy attended a technical workshop yesterday where a number of interesting pension planning issues were raised.

The latest Silver RPI report published by Age UK Enterprises shows that price inflation is hitting those in later life the hardest.

The government has decided not to allow early access to pension funds, after ‘limited evidence’ was found supporting the measure.

More than a third of people planning to retire in 2011 have decided to put their dream on hold due to financial limitations.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford explains why it is sometimes difficult to get excited about pensions and how recent developments are making them a little more interesting.

In his latest Best Advice column for Money Marketing, Informed Choice chartered financial planner Nick Bamford looks at the importance of investment diversification within a SIPP portfolio.

There is now less than a year to go to register for Fixed Protection before the Lifetime Allowance reduces to £1.5m and potentially creates a tax liability for those with large pension benefits.

The Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith made an extraordinary claim this week, when he said that most people want to work past age 65.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a green paper considering options for the reform of the state pension.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford expands on his comments in the News of the World yesterday in their exposé of the Judicial Pension Scheme.

We have published a new briefing note today, looking at the Public Sector Pension Reform proposals made by Lord Hutton.

An independent review of pensions carried out by Labour peer Lord Hutton has concluded that public sector employees should work for longer and contribute more.

Aviva’s fifth quarterly Real Retirement Report has revealed figures showing a tough time financially for the over-55s.

New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that an increasing number of people aged 65 and over have stayed in work.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has delivered its ruling that insurers can no longer discriminate on the basis of gender.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Nick Bamford looks at the expected European ruling to equalise pension annuity rates for men and women on the basis of sex discrimination.

With a series of major pension changes coming into force on 6th April 2011, some new research suggests that many wealthy individuals are unaware of the proposed rules.

Economist Michael Johnson has issued a stark warning that public sector pensions have become a ‘Madoff-style pyramid’ scheme.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford comments on penalties applied to refunds on contributions in excess of the special annual allowance under anti-forestalling rules.

A flaw in the wording of the Pension Act 2004 has exposed a threat to the coverage of some pension schemes under the terms of the Pension Protection Fund.