pensions

LORD TURNER was last night on a collision course with Gordon Brown over the affordability of State pension reforms that will be unveiled by the peer's commission next week, reports the Financial Times.

John Hutton, secretary of state for work and pensions, said there will be no relaxation of fiscal discipline and the publication of the Turner report will be the beginning of the debate on pensions, not the end.

In a survey of 15 european countries, the UK is ahead of France, Germany and Spain when it comes to pension provision, according to Aon Consulting.

With over a million workers past the State pension age, pension schemes should be looking at the impact of new age discrimination legislation now rather than later, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) and the Third Age Employment...

BRITAIN'S STATE pension will retain an element of means-testing, the new Work and Pensions Secretary said yesterday, according to the Times .

New guidance outlining the necessary steps for employers wishing to withdraw from multi-employer schemes has been published by the Pensions Regulator.

The Liberal Democrats have unveiled their plans for pensions reform including the introduction of a Citizen's Pension, just a week before the publication of the final report from the Pensions Commission.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (Aifa) have published an updated version of their factsheet on contracting out.

LORD TURNER is conducting a last-minute charm offensive on employers and insurers, just a week before his Pensions Commission releases its report on the solution to Britain's pensions crisis, according to the Times.

Following requests from the pensions industry, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published the Registered Pension Schemes Manual (RPSM) online in PDF format.