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The rebrand of personal accounts to NEST will not prevent the dangers underpinning the government-backed pension scheme, warns independent policy adviser Ros Altmann.

The National Employment Savings Trust - NEST - has been unveiled as the new brand name for Personal Accounts.

SIPP providers are unaware of widespread dissatisfaction among their IFA customers, according to Investors in Customers (IIC).

Policyholders with Equitable Life have been warned their bonus payments are not guaranteed.

A department for work and pensions research report on the likely responses of small employers to personal accounts is not "happy reading", a lawyer warns.

UK pension funds achieved their best performance for four years in 2009, according to estimates by BNY Mellon.

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has called for the creation of a standing pensions commission in a stinging rebuke on the Government's handling of private sector pensions.

Upcoming changes to the minimum retirement age mean financial advice will be under extra scrutiny, IFA Almary Green warns.

Defined benefit schemes saw an increase of more than £170bn in total deficits in 2009, marking the worst year on record, Pension Capital Strategies (PCS) says.

The current rules and regulations surrounding retirement income are ‘not fit for purpose' according to the ABI.