Investment

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Alan Johnson, along with chairman of the Employer Task Force, Sir Peter Davis, will launch a new pensions website this week.

A pension specialist has sounded an urgent call for clarity on new Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) regulations, as new rules are just six weeks away.

Alan Johnson, work and pensions secretary, has outlined six principles against which future reform of the pensions system will be benchmarked, which signal the government is prepared to go all the way and abolish future pension commitments, especially...

Demand is running high for ideas and explanations of how property can be incorporated into SIPPs come A-Day, says Winterthur Life.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has urged people who have not yet claimed their Winter Fuel Payment to check their entitlement ahead of declining weather conditions.

Deloitte has urged pension providers to use simplification as a chance to ‘radically' overhaul administrative platforms, which would embrace a major shake-up in the UK pension system.

UK workers nearest to retirement could be in line to receive a top up to 80% of their scheme pension from the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS).

The Civil Partnership Act will take effect on 5th December, the Department for Trade and Industry has announced, which opens the way for gay couples to receive financial benefits equal to heterosexual marriages.

Lib Dems have taken up the struggle to impose fairer pension rights for women in an attempt to pick up key votes for the forthcoming election.

The ABI has called for radical restructuring of commission structures which would see a major shift away from initial commissions towards ‘trail' commissions paid only if a buyer maintains premiums over time.