Retirement

Unions have warned UK companies are not adhering to promises of sharing the "burden" of pensions saving with employees.

Changes in the occupational pensions regulation may appear to be good news for IFAs, however, Abbey warns of hidden dangers leading to a ‘poisoned chalice'.

Government plans to cut Isa allowances are likely to hit the one in five people using investments to help fund retirement, according to research by ICM.

More than half the nation sees compulsory pension contributions as a possible solution to tackling the country's £57bn pensions shortfall, suggests research.

UK firm Selectapension is launching an online service it claims will enable advisers to determine the amount of money needed by their clients for a secure retirement.

Work and pensions secretary Alan Johnson seems to have contradicted his own boss by issuing qualified support to LibDem proposals for a non-means-tested ‘citizens' pension'.

The government has received the backing from MPs' for its Civil Partnership Bill, with junior Scottish minister, Anne McGuire announcing late on Tuesday that same-sex couple's in future will be able to benefit from deceased partners' public service pensions....

Graduates could double their retirement income if they start saving as soon as they complete their studies, according to research by HSBC published in the same week as the Pension report.Research by HSBC to the benefits of saving from an early age could...

Employees are most likely to use cash methods as an alternative when incurring a tax charge under the new pensions Lifetime Allowance (LTA), research by Watson Wyatt suggests.

Qualified praise has been heaped on the Pension Commission's report by government ministers, opposition spokespeople and industry associations.