Retirement

Vladimir Putin has claimed a resounding victory in Russia's presidential election, provoking a furious response from opposition activists who alleged that the vote was marred by widespread fraud.

LV= has out-performed its peers by holding annual bonus rates and announcing an investment return of 5.7% on its with-profits fund.

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The Treasury could be straining its coffers as auto-enrolment means more people than ever before will be subject to pension tax relief.

The Open Market Annuity Service (TOMAS) has upgraded its online annuity ‘assistant' to improve its service for retirees with small pots.

A group of senior politicians and pension providers have called on the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to review the impact the retail distribution review (RDR) will have on pension provision.

Scottish Widows will provide employers with access to B&CE's People's Pension via its auto-enrolment online hub.

Saving into stocks and shares ISAs overtook savings into pensions for the first time in a decade in 2010/11, figures suggest.

The Royal College of Nursing (NCN) has become the latest organisation to reject the government's proposals for public sector pension reform.

It's our round-up of the stories your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend...