pensions

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.

Another bank holiday gave me yet another chance to sample the delights that UK airports have to offer. This time the travel was for ‘pleasure' and I at least had the company of family and friends to sweeten the pill.

More needs to be done to increase adviser understanding of third way pensions or growth in this area in the UK will be limited, according to new research by consultancy Rayner Spencer Mills (RSM).

The number of pensioners living in poverty is increasing, according to new figures from the DWP.