pensions

A pensions expert has called for the individual employee savings pots, encouraged by employers, rather than employer-led pension funds to become the way forward.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Alan Johnson, along with chairman of the Employer Task Force, Sir Peter Davis, will launch a new pensions website this week.

A pension specialist has sounded an urgent call for clarity on new Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) regulations, as new rules are just six weeks away.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has urged people who have not yet claimed their Winter Fuel Payment to check their entitlement ahead of declining weather conditions.

Deloitte has urged pension providers to use simplification as a chance to ‘radically' overhaul administrative platforms, which would embrace a major shake-up in the UK pension system.

UK workers nearest to retirement could be in line to receive a top up to 80% of their scheme pension from the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS).

The Civil Partnership Act will take effect on 5th December, the Department for Trade and Industry has announced, which opens the way for gay couples to receive financial benefits equal to heterosexual marriages.

Lib Dems have taken up the struggle to impose fairer pension rights for women in an attempt to pick up key votes for the forthcoming election.

The ABI's annual summary of new life and pensions business indicates a pick up in Annual Premium Equivalent (APE) figures and a prodigious increase in individual single premium business.

SIPP firm A J Bell has criticized the Inland Revenue's intention to impose minimum unsecured pension as a part of ‘back door' change to A-Day tax legislation.