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A European court has dismissed an appeal by a group of British expats to have their state pensions linked to inflation.

Advisers are being urged to keep charging structures on corporate pension schemes simple so employers and members can understand them.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) today recommends the UK government further increases the state pension age (SPA) to combat rising costs.

A House of Lords committee yesterday dropped an amendment to the Pensions Bill that would have created protection for transgender people against unfair state pension calculations.

Lloyds TSB plans to launch a mortgage for borrowers with a 5% deposit and backed with an equity loan from a local authority.

A 69 year old man who tried to smuggle £60,000 in laundered money notes out of the UK by hiding it in his underwear, has been ordered to repay HMRC what he owes or face jail.

Members of the University and College Union have arranged five separate strikes over redundancies and cuts to pensions and pay.

The average worker saving into a defined contribution (DC) pension will be £10,000 a year worse off in retirement than those saving at the same rate in 2000, Alexander Forbes says.

About 70% of brokers say the average amount of commission they earn per product has fallen in the past year, research suggests.

Life offices could split to create separate providers for men and women following the ECJ ruling banning the use of gender-pricing, an actuary says.