pensions

The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA) says the majority of respondents to its charging consultation paper are split between an AMC-only structure or an AMC plus contribution charge.

Only 10% of advisers would look to purchase an annuity with the whole amount of their pension savings, according to Skandia.

Consensus on its pension reforms has been very important to the Government. It's worked hard to maintain the support of other political parties, the pensions industry and consumers.

Fear is one of the main factors prompting people to increase their pension savings, according to the Scottish Widows Pensions Report 2008 .

Two thirds of Brits (66 per cent) have little or no faith in the Government when it comes to pensions, according to a survey by Friends Provident.

More work must be done to build understanding of workforce pension benefits as research reveals five million people are unaware of pension tax relief, according to The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

Zurich has launched two new individual pensions trusts, the Pensions Discretionary (2 years) Trust and the Pensions Discretionary (80 years) Trust.

Pensioner inflation could erode entire monthly income within two decades of retirement, according to Standard Life.

Defined Contribution (DC) pensions could be killed off by the huge number of regulations governing the schemes, warns L&G Investment Management's head of DC strategy Ian Richards.

Rocketing petrol and food prices have caused around 43% of Britons to save less for their retirement, according to a survey by financial services company Edward Jones.