pensions

THE GOVERNMENT will set out plans next month to persuade or even compel people to contribute more to their state pension but has ruled out compelling graduates to work until 70 to bridge the funding gap, says the Guardian .

Pensions experts have warned against the possible pitfalls arising from the creation of the Pensions Protection Fund (Ppf).

Stock broking firm Killik & Co has launched a low cost self-invested personal pension which incorporates the cost of advice.

NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY has warned the mortgage market will shrink by nearly a third this year at the same time as it sharply cut its house price growth forecast, reports this morning's Daily Telegraph .

Nearly eight in ten UK workers feel it is the responsibility of the individual to provide sufficient savings leading into their retirement, however many are still not saving, new research indicates.

Pensions-related issues are being placed at the top of employers' lists of concerns, new research indicates.

Winterthur Life has upgraded its Portfolio Balancer tool in anticipation of increased activity in the run up to A-Day.

Research by pension provider Friends Provident indicates there is a growing realisation among UK adults of the need to work longer to secure an adequate pension.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has appointed Helen McCarthy as head of pensions and savings development.

Norwich Union is launching a summer campaign targeted at a select contingent of its pension clients informing them of an intention to automatically contract them back into the state second pension (S2P).