Retirement

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.

UK consumers do not trust the government over the issue of pension provision, according to new research from Key Retirement Solutions.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has announced it has assumed responsibility for the Fraud Compensation Fund, which replaces the Pensions Compensation Board.

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced the new funding requirements for defined benefit occupational pensions schemes will come into force on 31 October 2005.

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a series of three independent reports examining hybrid, or risk sharing, pension scheme designs.

Less than 10% of wealthy UK adults are convinced the State will be able to provide them with enough cash to live through retirement, new research indicates.

An extra £2bn in National Insurance (NI) rebates is needed to compensate those employers and members of company pension schemes opting out of the State Second Pension (S2P), new research indicates.