pensions

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) called for the state pension age to be indexed on longevity.

Amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act could see the freeing up of a communication between advisers, employers and their employees, says a pensions expert.

The Liberal Democrats have called for the creation of a Citizens Pension which could lead to a National Savings-styled pension.

UK Government is running out of options and could be reaching the stage where a major state pension reform might be the only fix for the current pension crisis.

A pensions legal expert has warned advisers failure to update clients on new choices available post A-Day, including Open Annuity, could lead to a charge of mis-selling further down the line.

Yorkshire Building Society is launching a new savings account which specifically targets pensioners.

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to raise the starting level on stamp duty land tax from £60,000 to £150,000 if elected into government.

Pensions specialist Clerical Medical has created an A-Day protection calculator for financial advisers on its IFA website.

Pension experts have called for politicians to leave matters concerning pensions by the formation of a permanent ‘Pension Committee" instead.

Pensions legislation and the process adopted to implement it is now so ‘tremendously confused' it is compounding the pension crisis, Lord Higgins has alleged.