pensions

An updated guide has been issued by the government for carers and parents suggesting ways they could boost their pension before April.

The Pep and Isa Managers' Association (PIMA) has asked the government to support transitional arrangements for the regulation of pensions, to allow consumers to take immediate advantage of A-Day flexibility.

Recovering from dinner at No.11 Downing Street and a night out at the well-known Ronnie Scott's jazz club, Standard Life's John Lawson turns up for an early morning interview looking remarkably bright-eyed and bushy-tailed despite admitting to ‘feeling...

Scottish Widows is planning to automatically contract some of its direct customers back into the State Second Pension (S2P) unless they actively choose otherwise.

Almost a third of workers with no pension provision are unaware of the issues and publicity surrounding pensions, particularly after the publication of the Turner report, claims research from B&CE Benefit Schemes.

THIS MORNING'S PAPERS are focusing on a new lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell, from a Dutch pension company.

Planned updates to CeMAP and CeFA from the Institute of Financial Services (ifs) triggered by A-Day requirements will affect those already studying for the qualifications, the institute has warned.

Standard life has launched an online business tracking facility for financial advisers as part of the ‘Client View' aggregation service on its adviserzone website.

Pension scheme deficts for the top 350 UK companies have increased by almost a quarter in 2005, claims research by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

Scottish Life has a property weighting in its Balanced Managed Pension Fund, which is 12 times the sector average thanks to its "Managed Strategies" initiative.