state pension

Tony Harris looks at the factors behind self-employed people's reluctance to pay into pensions.

In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.

The state pension age should rise to 70 by 2040 - more than 20 years earlier than scheduled under government changes - the former chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Lord Adair Turner said last night.

Retirees with small pots should be allowed to draw down savings as fixed-term pension to enable them to defer taking a state pension, says the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

The government has announced it could bring forward plans to increase the state pension age (SPA) for people currently aged in their 40s or below.

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

People are ‘waking up' to the reality of living longer and the effect it might have on their retirement income, research suggests.

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

State pension reforms will result in a considerable drop in the number of people eligible for means-tested Pensions Credit in the coming decades.

The compulsory use of an annuity broker at retirement could be written into the latest version of the Pensions Bill after Labour tabled an amendment to the legislation.