pensions

Around half a million women are set to benefit from rule changes which would enable them to claim a full state pension from April 2010.

As "Poacher turned Gamekeeper" I would not put myself in the same house as Hector, but I was recently offered the rare treat (these days) of a day out of the office to visit a client of long standing, the opportunity presenting itself as a number of customer...

L&G has weathered the financial storm so far this year with its UK and worldwide new business both up 5% over the past nine months to 30 September.

Scottish Widows has urged the Government to introduce better pensions incentives for women, despite a slight narrowing of the pensions gender gap.

Fund platforms are now an integral part of many advisers' day to day business. Their ability to bring the fund management industry onto advisers' desktops has proved to be a winning formula.

Traditional pension products and policies are outdated and a major rethink is needed as baby boomers approach retirement, according to pensions expert Dr Ros Altmann.

One in five pension schemes say they will level down either by lowering contributions or switching new employees to Personal Accounts from 2012, according to the NAPF's annual survey of 502 schemes.

The Government must act now to prevent the current crisis situation for pensions getting even worse, according to policy adviser Dr Ros Altmann.

Financial services and policy makers must act now to protect millions against the ‘pension pinch' as life expectancy increases and the pensions gap widens, urges Life Trust Foundation.

Today is the first day that around £100bn of protected rights money currently sitting in insured funds can be consolidated into a registered pension scheme including a SIPP.