Retirement

On my daily commute, I tend to alternate between a good book and that all too rare a beast, the good television boxed set (there is, I have found after all, a limit to how many times I can watch The Sopranos).

Women earn less than men on average. That's bad.

Pensioners are likely to be worse off in the New Year, despite a drop in headline inflation figures, according to Watson Wyatt.

Income drawdown should not only be the preserve of the wealthy, according to Rockingham Retirement.

A computer error led to 7,000 Aegon income drawdown customers receiving overpayments.

The Conservatives have pledged to reverse the multi-billon pound pension "tax raid" introduced in 1997 by then chancellor Gordon Brown.

The UK pension system needs to undergo a series of drastic reforms to drive out consumer confusion and encourage savers, says Aviva.

Shadow chancellor George Osborne will today announce plans to raise the state pension age from 65 to 66 for men from 2016 if the Tories win the next election.

Companies have continued to increase contributions to DC schemes despite the recession, a survey by Mercer reveals.

Just 10% of IFAs advising on annuities have specialist qualifications, according to research from the Annuity Clearing House (ACH).