pensions

British pensioners currently receive an income mirroring that of a graduate despite the fact their income has risen by one-quarter over the past decade, latest figures from the DWP reveal.

The UK government should consider adopting New Zealand's state pensions regime if it wants to shrink Britain's massive savings gap, says the Pensions Policy Institute.

IFAs now have less than 698 days, 11 hours, 58 minutes and 31 seconds to get their act together and prepare for pensions simplification introduction, according to the Scottish Widows' pensions simplification countdown clock.

Pension scheme members opting for an Alternative Secured Income when reaching age 75 will be able to nominate a person who is not a relative to receive any possible surplus funds upon their death, Scottish Equitable reveals.

IFAs will not have to hold a G60 qualification when advising clients on enhanced protection, even though it could effectively force clients to leave their corporate pension schemes.

Analysts at the Centre for Economic and Policy Research say their work suggests government and industry really have no idea about how to encourage long-term savings and may be putting forward policies that could be extremely damaging to pension savers...

Future pensioners face more means-testing as people become increasingly reliant on the state to provide them with a pension warns the Pensions Policy Institute

Personal Pensions Management Ltd has re-designed its website about SIPPs in the hopes it will provide its business partners and their clients with further information about the products.

Future generation may be forced to live with their grandparents, says a building society, as the lack of pension savings in the UK and the problems facing first-time buyers become more apparent.

A risk of "massive mis-selling" could be on the cards if the government decides to increase the charge for stakeholder pensions, warns the Consumers' Association.