pensions

The Liberal Democrats have expressed doubts as to whether the pensions white paper offers the right foundation for the introduction of personal accounts.

Proposed pension reforms do not provide a solid foundation for the introduction of a national pension savings scheme.

Over 75% of employers are committed to providing a pension despite continuing high costs, particularly for final salary schemes.

The chief executive of the National Association of Pension Funds is leaving to join Barclays Bank.

Paternoster has withdrawn its first amount of capital and is now actively looking for new business.

Consumer confidence in buy-to-let property has increased over the last few months at the expense of more traditional investment products.

Increased employer contributions may not reduce the risk-based levies from the Pension Protection Fund.

Hargreaves Lansdown is launching a major campaign to try and keep Alternatively Secured Pensions open to all consumers.

Pension campaigners claim the opinion given against them in the European Court of Justice, will not affect their plans to launch a judicial review.

THE GOVERNMENT could force companies to pay higher levies to its £575m pensions lifeboat after a key finding yesterday by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).