pensions

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.

Research from consultant Aon suggests workers have little faith in government when it comes to retirement advice, instead preferring to turn to their employers.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) have teamed up to provide more than six million pension policy holders with a new fact sheet as part of a further industry drive to educate consumers...

Hecklers got it all wrong at yesterday's conference speech by Tony Blair.

NEW LABOUR'S drive towards compulsory pensions savings has begun as new Pensions Minister Alan Johnson yesterday proposed to the party conference employees would have to opt out of occupational schemes, says the Times newspaper .

Consumers want to access their pensions savings in the event of unemployment or illness and would like to see some of simple risk indicator on financial products, according to a joint investigation.

Governments' attempts to modernise pension systems coupled with increasing cross-border trade in financial services will stimulate significant growth in assets under management across Europe, says FEFSI.

Abbey for Intermediaries has set out a reminder note for intermediaries to bear in mind regarding the introduction of new pensions legislation.