Investment

Defined benefit pension funds are £0.3bn in surplus for the first time since June 2008, Pension Protection Fund figures reveal.

The babyboomer generation are over-reliant on property to fund their retirement, creating an opportunity for advisers in the lifestyle planning realm, AXA says.

The Pensions Regulator should speak out against the "rubbish" 8% minimum auto-enrolment contribution, a consultant says.

Friends Provident is calling on the next government to help build a healthier savings culture in the UK.

Scottish employers who equalised retirement ages between male and female members will not have to increase scheme contributions in line with their English counterparts, a law firm says.

People relying on their property to fund their retirement will be 20% worse off today than they would be in 2008.

Many advisers have not been properly trained to use pension transfer tools, despite massive uptake in their use since an FSA review in 2008.

Tax on pension contributions could affect those currently earning £100,000 a year by 2020, Towers Watson has warned.

GP Noble trustees Graham Pitcher and Gary Cordell have appeared before magistrates to face charges relating to a £52m pension scheme fraud.

The Tories say they will scrap means testing for Equitable Life victims if they are elected.