Investment

New provider Just Retirement is launching enhanced annuities and equity release schemes by playing off a perceived gap in the market for persuading consumers to shop around for better retirement income.

Government officials have a major confidence-building exercise to perform to build faith in the proposed Pension Protection Fund, suggests Scottish Equitable research.

Britain's savings gap is likely to widen even further as most people underestimate their life expectancy by more than half a decade, warns the Society of Financial Advisers.

The Parliamentary Ombudsman will launch an inquiry into allegations of misleading guidance issued by the FSA, DSS and DWP.

A national campaign to tackle the problem of individuals losing their pension entitlement if they travel abroad is about to be launched.

Age Concern has added its voice to those arguing for scrapping of the mandatory retirement ages (MRAs).

Too many people are missing out on their state pension entitlement following the introduction of pensions credit, according to pension expert Steve Bee.

Changes to borrowing limits coming into effect on A-day will significantly reduce the attraction of directly investing in commercial property, warns pension expert.

The Department for Work and Pensions has re-appointed Sir Bryan Carsberg as chairman of the Pensions Compensation Board.

One in three pension scheme members are saving more money after receiving the new-style pension statrment explaining exactly how much their pot is worth in today's prices, the FSA says.