Retirement

The Treasury Select Committee has announced it will conduct a short enquiry into the design of a National Pension Savings Scheme (NPSS) and the role of financial services regulation in the Spring.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has amended proposals to its levy which include an extension to the deadline for scheme valuations and revising parts of the risk-based calculation.

Industry alternatives to the National Pension Savings Scheme (NPSS) could lead to accusations of mis-selling, warns Adair Turner.

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A J Bell Group has attacked providers for what it says is a "total abdication of responsibility" towards clients who have bought into Executive Pensions Plans (EPP) ahead of rule changes being introduced with A-Day.

The bickering began early yesterday with the three organisations with the main alternatives to the National Pension Savings Scheme (NPSS) each jostling for position.

Only one in nine people would trust the financial services industry to look after their pension pot, according to research from Which?.

Steve Folkard, head of pensions and savings policy at Axa Sun Life, analyses the potential impact of implementing the NPSS.

Up to 57% of people would consider taking their state pension a few years later than the minimum retirement age if this meant a larger payout new research from Skandia claims.

Most people have little faith a new government computer system will manage their pension savings effectively and do not feel confident when it comes to choosing how their pension savings should be invested, new research reveals.