pensions

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).

Adviser group Tenet has launched its own Annuity Bureau to provide IFAs with both a quote and full introductory service.

Standard Life will launch an "active timeline" to aid advisers in the run up to A-Day in April next year.

David Blunkett is embarking on a national crusade to foster an understanding with individuals and families to find a pensions solution and turn the pensions net into "a trampoline or an escalator".