pensions

Although more than 1.5 million women admit to keeping their savings secret from their partners, many are still not financially prepared for the future.

I was hoping any major developments in the pensions world would happen while I was away in Germany, so I could come back to work when all the hard stuff was over.

Rising house costs over the last 10 years has seen inflation for pensioners rise by 34%, claims Clerical Medical.

Messages about the need to plan for retirement seem to be making an impact, claims research from Clerical Medical.

Winterthur Life is planning to run a series of workshops to bring IFAs up to date with the latest industry developments on retirement planning.

Personal accounts could lead to 80% of employer pension schemes reducing their contributions for new employees and those not yet in their existing scheme.

The government may not have the option of withdrawing a person's right to hold an alternatively-secured pension as doing so could risk prosecution for religious discrimination.

A default annuity option could be added to personal accounts as the government is switching its focus onto the decumulation phase of the retirement income system.

The Association of Consulting Actuaries says its members favour a scheme-specific method of calculating pension transfer values, ignoring the option developed by the Actuarial Profession.

The Conservative Party has issued a revised statement of its aims and values which, while confirming cutting taxes won't be a top priority, neither it seems is pensions.