Retirement

Scottish Life has launched an A-Day "survival pack" for intermediaries designed to help them understand and work within the new pension legislation.

A five point plan to help employers and trustees cope with pensions tax simplification rules has been launched by the Pensions Regulator.

An independent pensions commission should be appointed to advise ministers on the way forward for UK pensions, according to the National Association of Pension Funds.

The head of the Pensions Commission, Adair Turner, has given his strongest indication yet that he will recommend an increase in the retirement age and compulsory pension provision when he publishes his final report on 30 November.

Over £5.7bn lies unused and unwanted every year in the UK as nearly five million people fail to take advantage of their company pension schemes, new research states.

New draft regulations published last week will guarantee member of non-money purchase scheme an annual benefits information statement, according to Minister for Pensions Reform, Stephen Timms.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) set out its conference agenda on pensions yesterday saying it will call for an enhanced indexed state pension and for employers to be compelled to contribute 10% to either the state second pension, occupational or other...

Inheritance experts are warning the government not to expect assets and bequests to fill the pensions gap.

Assumptions about improving mortality rates could be undone by a rising tide of obesity, undoing government policy in areas such as pensions, according to a keynote speech at a conference jointly organised by The Actuarial Profession.

A consumer survey commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions is unlikely to add anything to the pensions debate, despite this being the government's intention, say industry officials.