A tax specialist in northern England has reported a surge in enquiries from business owners and financial advisers keen to explore pension-led funding.

Analysis of the latest mortality data has shown how limited the impact of scrapping the pensions death tax will be, according to a Sipp provider.

Many of Britain's over-55s say that major changes to retirement income announced in the Budget and due to come into effect from April will have no impact on them, a new report shows.

The Pension Protection Fund aims to raise £635 million through levies in 2015/16, down from the £695 million it envisages collecting this year.

Retirees in parts of England face being £120 or more short of what they need every week, a report has found, with residents in Greater London, the south west and east of England most unprepared financially for life after work.