pensions

Changes in the occupational pensions regulation may appear to be good news for IFAs, however, Abbey warns of hidden dangers leading to a ‘poisoned chalice'.

More than half the nation sees compulsory pension contributions as a possible solution to tackling the country's £57bn pensions shortfall, suggests research.

UK firm Selectapension is launching an online service it claims will enable advisers to determine the amount of money needed by their clients for a secure retirement.

Work and pensions secretary Alan Johnson seems to have contradicted his own boss by issuing qualified support to LibDem proposals for a non-means-tested ‘citizens' pension'.

The government has received the backing from MPs' for its Civil Partnership Bill, with junior Scottish minister, Anne McGuire announcing late on Tuesday that same-sex couple's in future will be able to benefit from deceased partners' public service pensions....

Employees are most likely to use cash methods as an alternative when incurring a tax charge under the new pensions Lifetime Allowance (LTA), research by Watson Wyatt suggests.

The Pensions Commission says it wants to "stimulate debate" through its document, which also contains a hefty set of references to consultations over the next year.

Today's report into pensions has found there are four main areas of risk to savers linked to investment returns, longevity, defaults and political changes, and earnings progression.

Demographics takes up the first chapter of Adair Turner's report, followed by retirement ages, the pensions system, pensions adequacy based on trends, and non-pension savings and housing.

Gordon Brown has pre-empted tomorrow's Pensions Commission report into ways to improve provision in the UK by ruling out tax increases to pay for an improved state pension, The Times reports.