At least three-quarters of men can now expect to live beyond 70 years old, suggests research by the Pensions Policy Institute.
Research on behalf of the Equal Opportunities Commission into the arguments for and against unisex annuities has led the Pensions Policy Institute to conclude there are no good reasons why such policy should not be implemented.
Proposals for a European Directive forcing insurance companies to offer similar contract rates to men and women could tip more pensioners into poverty says the Pensions Policy Institute.
The Pensions Policy Institute says research into commonly available equity release schemes shows consumers should not bank on their homes to bail them out of poverty in retirement because of the poor rates of return offered.
The UK government should consider adopting New Zealand's state pensions regime if it wants to shrink Britain's massive savings gap, says the Pensions Policy Institute.
Future pensioners face more means-testing as people become increasingly reliant on the state to provide them with a pension warns the Pensions Policy Institute