Turner says retirement age will rise - papers 4th July

BRITIAN’S RETIREMENT age will "undoubtedly" rise in an attempt to plug a looming hole in the country's pension funding, says the Guardian this morning. The paper says the warning, issued by the head of the Pensions Commission, Adair Turner, comes as new research published today shows 80% of personal pension holders are unaware of basic facts about their retirement package. The paper reports Turner, who is charged by the government with finding ways of reducing Britain's £27bn pensions saving gap, as saying working longer does not necessarily mean a delay in people receiving the state p...