Pensions

The pension deficit of FTSE100 company schemes has doubled since January to reach more than £300bn, Deloitte figures reveal.

Many consumers are unaware they can combine their pension pots, despite saying they would invest more if they could view their investments in one place.

Many defined contribution members' pension pots are worth less than the cash contributions into them, PricewaterhouseCoopers research reveals.

A laptop containing the unencrypted personal data of 109,000 Pensions Trust members has been stolen from software provider NorthgateArinso.

Advice on retirement planning was the most popular request on Unbiased.co.uk in the first three months of 2009, as consumers continue to worry about how the credit crunch will affect their pensions.

Sesame has become the latest network to approve MetLife's Retirement Portfolio which has been added to its Third Way product panel.

The Work and Pensions Secretary avoided paying capital gains tax (CGT) on the sale of his second home, it has been revealed.

Incoming rules from the European Union could threaten the future of pensions auto-enrolment, according to the ABI.

The Government failed to 'seriously consider' the idea that stock markets might fall, which has damaged confidence in pension saving, according to Dr Ros Altmann.

Pension scheme equity exposure has fallen below 50% for the first time ever, while UK pension funds achieved a weighted average return of -13.6% in 2008, research from BNY Mellon Asset Servicing reveals.