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The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) have teamed up to provide more than six million pension policy holders with a new fact sheet as part of a further industry drive to educate consumers...

Pensioners are missing out on hundreds of millions of pounds in improved annuities because of ignorance and inertia, says a new report from Just Retirement.

Rumours circulating in the pensions space suggest the DWP may put out a questionnaire in order to properly establish just how much money is required to fund the Financial Assistance Scheme.

Dutch bank ABN Amro says most UK finance directors are unaware of potential funding shocks affecting defined benefit pension schemes stemming from the pending EU Pension Funds Directive, which comes into effect on 23 September, 2005.

Latest mortality tables published by The Actuarial Profession confirm male mortality is improving at a faster rate than for women.

Abbey for Intermediaries has set out a reminder note for intermediaries to bear in mind regarding the introduction of new pensions legislation.

Consumers want to see a major cultural shift in the handling of 'later years' financing which could make take-up of savings from supermarkets, football clubs or charities more popular, suggests research.

New demographic projections have shot a hole through previous government forecasts as to the amount of GDP pensions costs will equal, says the Pensions Policy Institute.

Scottish Life has introduced an online voting tool to its BeeHive website to give IFAs another platform for expressing their views on key pension issues.

The average UK worker has a pension shortfall of around £50,000, according to a study by Datamonitor.