Retirement

Fifty per cent of companies named in the FTSE 100 index are theoretically able to pay off their pension deficits within a year according to research from KPMG Corporate Finance.

The Pensions Reform Group (PRG), led by Frank Field MP, former Minister for Welfare, is meeting with the Prime Minister today to put forward an alternative method of financing the reform of the basic state pension.

Nearly three-quarters of member-nominated trustees (MNTs) want to see a formal qualification for trustees, to help meet the requirements for trustee knowledge and understanding (TKU), claims a survey by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

Selestia has entered the pensions market for the first time after receiving the relevant permission from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

The Rights of Savers Private Members Bill, put forward by Sir Malcolm Rifkind, and which included the introduction of a Savings and Retirement Account (SaRA), has finally been thrown out by the government.

Pressurising people into saving in a National Pension Savings Scheme (NPSS) without access to financial advice is wrong and could leave the government open to mis-selling charges, claims the Tomorrow's Company think tank.

Standard Life has submitted evidence to the Treasury Select Committee which claims the cost of running a National Pension Savings Scheme is likely to be far higher for the private sector than it would be through a State-run plan and is likely to run up...

Advisers are predicting an increase in demand for pensions transfers post A-Day, as clients look to consolidate their pensions in one place, claims research from Skandia.

Any permanent independent standing pensions commission will need to consider carefully its remit and structure is and how much accountability for policy decisions it would have, claims the latest briefing note from The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI)....

Advice is crucial in pension planning in the workplace, while the debate on low cost pensions is not an issue, claims research from Winterthur Life.