Retirement

The Conservative Party has slammed the Pension Credit system calling it "chaotic" and "nightmarishly complicated".

A new marketing campaign from Scottish Provident will target advisers with information on compliance and protection.

AIFA director general Paul Smee and director of policy Fay Goddard will headline as guest speakers during a month long UK roadshow being hosted by Winterthur Life.

Nationwide has warned the government to act "urgently" as people living in the UK are "ignoring" the need for a more formal retirement savings facility.

Standard Life says it will launch a new Self Invested Personal Pension which could soon be past through the family in order to keep pace with one of the fastest growing areas of the pensions market.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) have teamed up to provide more than six million pension policy holders with a new fact sheet as part of a further industry drive to educate consumers...

Pensioners are missing out on hundreds of millions of pounds in improved annuities because of ignorance and inertia, says a new report from Just Retirement.

Rumours circulating in the pensions space suggest the DWP may put out a questionnaire in order to properly establish just how much money is required to fund the Financial Assistance Scheme.

Dutch bank ABN Amro says most UK finance directors are unaware of potential funding shocks affecting defined benefit pension schemes stemming from the pending EU Pension Funds Directive, which comes into effect on 23 September, 2005.

Latest mortality tables published by The Actuarial Profession confirm male mortality is improving at a faster rate than for women.