Pensions

Enhancements to pension transfer values is a practice which has been warned against by the industry for a while, but have recent decisions by government bodies and departments to crack down on the practice actually killed it off?

Recent volatility in global stock markets, which has seen the FTSE 100 fall 4.4% in three days, has caused UK pension deficits to rise by £11bn, claims Aon Consulting.

Let's face it - advising someone on whether they should transfer their deferred benefits out of a final salary scheme is one of the trickiest things for pensions advisers.

Schemes which earn a proposed pension quality mark could benefit from longer waiting times for new joiners once auto-enrolment comes into effect, says James Purnell.

The BBC's Panorama programme recently featured the alleged payment of bungs (more politely referred to as ‘irregular payments' by the Premier League) to football managers.

A default annuity option could be added to personal accounts as the government is switching its focus onto the decumulation phase of the retirement income system.

Companies in the FTSE 100 are on track to clear their pension deficits by 2012, claims Lane Clark & Peacock.

The bulk annuity market looks set to expand from a market dominated by just two companies, to a more competitive sector with at least four new entrants announced in as many months.

We hear much in the UK in these days of stakeholder fever about the various exotic pensions approach...

For those moving abroad to work who already have an existing pension arrangement in the UK, the right to transfer the plan to their new country of residence depends on whether they meet the UK's stringent criteria