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Alan Johnson MP has just been announced as the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

People may be able to invest in residential property through their SIPPs or SSASs thanks to a new listing on the Alternative Investment Market.

The Liberal Democrats have set out their pensions manifesto for next year's general election, by proposing to increase basic payments for the oldest pensioners and pay State benefits based on residency.

Women are paid less, save less, are less likely to benefit from employer contributions to pension schemes, the Association of British Insurers confirms in new research.

Pensions expert Steve Bee believes there will be four ways of protecting existing pension pots from new retrospective tax rules, set to come into force by April 2006.

At least three-quarters of men can now expect to live beyond 70 years old, suggests research by the Pensions Policy Institute.

Consumers want something to be done about the pensions crisis, but do not want to be compelled to contribute to their own pension pot, ABI research reveals.

Consultant Mercer Human Resources says research suggests the rush to switch workers into defined contributions schemes is leaving many without sufficient protection against ill health or loss of income.

Pension trustees are being urged by Dutch bank ABN Amro to look beyond the bog-standard solution of cash, equities and bonds in the search for better outcomes for the pension funds over which they hold sway.

Government tinkering with the Pensions Bill has avoided sticky moments for UK pension schemes with fewer than 100 members, says pensions guru Steve Bee.