Retirement

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Aggregate scheme funding improved by £60.1bn in December 2009, latest figures from the Pension Protection Fund reveal.

People should be allowed to carry on working into their 70s and 80s, according to Harriet Harman.

Equity release provider Key Retirement Solutions has announced plans to expand into the estate planning sector.

IFG Group shareholders have given their backing to a £35m purchase of James Hay.

One in five company pension scheme savers say they would be more likely to save for retirement if their pot was protected by guarantees, according to MetLife.

Police are investigating alleged fraudulent activity by former Rowanmoor Pensions joint managing director David Seaton, who died in September.

Financial advisers are the most trusted source of retirement advice, according to Defaqto, just beating friends and family for the third year running.

The UK's combined defined contribution pension savings have rebounded by more than £103bn since this time last year, Aon Consulting says.