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Advisers have likened public sector pensions to 'Ponzi' schemes and say reform is long overdue.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed to allow some people to retire earlier than at age 62 after pressure from trade unions.

Shifting the link between public sector pension schemes and final salaries to a career-average earnings option could hit female retirees hardest, experts say.

A large number of over-50s will opt to cut their pension contributions in order to cover debt repayments if interest rates rise this week, research from LV= suggests.

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says the state pension age will rise to "the late 60s" as the current system is "unaffordable".

Life assurance group Just Retirement has acquired The Open Market Annuity Service (TOMAS) in a bid to streamline annuity shopping.

The BBC has raised its pensions offer to staff and staved off next week's planned strike at the broadcaster.

Today is national Older People’s Day, but some are less than enamored with the DWP’s gesture towards “the important contribution older people make to society”.

Martin Palmer, head of corporate pensions marketing at Friends Provident, defends pension charges.

Friends Provident has managed to raise or hold steady final bonus rates on its with-profits policies as markets start to recover.