Retirement

Now that the Civil Service has announced that it will scrap its retirement age from April 2010, we have a clear indication of intent for the Government's review of the Default Retirement Age (DRA), due early next year.

Engaging with the employer community will be one of the most significant aspects of the next few years leading up to 2012, says The Pensions Regulator (TPR) employer compliance regime programme manager Charles Counsell, talking to Giovanni Legorano at...

Companies should adopt proactive policies to keep employees in work for longer, as increasing longevity places pressure on schemes, experts argue.

Question: So, with the volatile US markets, they are a plethora of risks with ULG's that derive from across the pond. Do the experts still trust in the US market?

Annuity advice should be made as widely available as possible, before the industry starts pushing direct-to-consumer options, according to Living Time.

The Society of Pension Consultants has urged the next government to back auto-enrolment soon after it takes office.

The High Court has ruled trustees cannot rely on the safety net afforded by the Pension Protection Fund when taking decisions.

Logica UK has pulled out of the running for the personal accounts administration contract, the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority confirms.

Around 1.8 million people are set to request to work after traditional retirement ages over the course of the next decade, Prudential research shows.

Recent figures show Britain is still not out of recession and how long an economic recovery might take will continue to spark debate for many months to come.