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Initial agreements have been reached between union officials and the government over changes to some public sector pensions.

An IFA has claimed Standard Life removed him from his client's policies without instruction.

A woman has been given a prison sentence and forced to pay back her £20,000 retirement nest egg after she was found guilty of benefit fraud.

Pension reciprocation, or pension unlocking, agreements operated by Ark Business Consulting are illegal, judges in the High Court ruled on Friday.

Barclays was among six global banking groups downgraded by Fitch last night, with the ratings agency citing the challenging financial markets.

The head of pensions at LV= tells Retirement Planner about how he thinks the SIPP market will evolve

The future is looking bright for fixed-term annuities as Helen Morrissey discovered at a round table event on the at-retirement market

Simon Smallcombe looks at the importance of guarantees at times of market volatility

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has opened a consultation outlining the options for easier workplace pension transfers, dubbed by pensions minister Steve Webb as "Operation Big Fat Pension Pot".

Means testing for winter fuel allowance would reduce spending on pensioner benefits despite the administrative cost, the government has said.