pensions

Financial insurance firm Interactive Investor is questioning why pensions and savings issues are not being made a higher priority in the the General Election campaign.

MG ROVER is in the spotlight in this morning's papers with reports the former directors have come under growing pressure over their role in its collapse, according to the Financial Times .

The Scottish National Party has today published its manifesto and pledged to implement grants first-time buyers to help them buy their first home, a local income tax and a pension in retirement based on residency rather than contributions.

The Conservative party is targeting simplification and increased pension scheme provision for workers as key areas within its pension manifesto.

John Moret has called on the Government and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to take immediate action for the proper regulation of the Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPP) market before the arrival of A-Day on 6 April 2006.

Scottish Life has called for more interaction between providers and individuals as a means of fostering the take up of pensions in the UK.

The UK, Northern Ireland and US have come to agreement on the qualification of certain UK pension and retirement arrangements under a treaty for the avoidance of a Double Taxation regarding Taxes on Income, signed in July 2001.

There is a seven-year gap between the age at which people want to retire and the year at which they will actually retire, new research indicates.

Cicero Consulting says the Labour party's election manifesto contains little new material or commitments regarding pensions, savings and the treatment of the elderly.

The confusion related to pensions is stopping individuals from saving for their future, new research reveals.