pensions

Utility bills added to the cost of running a home will overtake the income of UK pensioners within fifteen years, new research indicates.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has followed the chant of the Association of Consultant Actuaries for a voluntary pension system, warning that UK business will not accept footing the bill for the pension crisis by a future increase in taxes.

In a belated response to the Pensions Commission report released in October last year, the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has called for a higher consolidated State pension, along with later retirement and a stop to contracting out.

Punter Southall has published an A-Day survival guide providing tips and tackling questions people may be asking in the run up to its launch.

Members of public service union, Unison have agreed to back strike action apposing a Government proposal to increase the workers' pension age from 60 to 65.

Six out of ten Britons believe they will be forced to work well past the age of 70 as a result of their mortgage payment responsibilities, new research indicates.

A reversal on rules by Government regarding pensions sharing and divorce will enable the majority of divorcees to rebuild their pension rights within the tax-approved pension system.

The FSA has bracketed the savings gap as a ‘major threat' to the UK economy, calling pensions savings a ‘priority risk' in order for the watchdog to meet its statutory objectives in the short to medium term.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has printed a guide to help pension fund trustees understand their role in shareholder voting.

Nearly half of Brits do not plan to use money tied up in their homes to fund their retirement, a new survey indicates.