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The Government's pension credit scheme is still failing to reach a large portion of pensioners because of a low understanding of the system by potential beneficiaries.

Seven out of ten British pensioners feel obligated to provide financial support to their relatives, new research indicates.

As the group critical illness market fails to make any headway, Peter Madigan asks what can be done to boost sales Click here to download pdf

The ABI's annual summary of new life and pensions business indicates a pick up in Annual Premium Equivalent (APE) figures and a prodigious increase in individual single premium business.

Foresters Friendly Society says research carried out last autumn indicates grandparents will put most money into Child Trust Funds.

Working Brits begin saving for their retirement at the age of 31 and put away an average £198 a month, leading the way for countries in Europe, research indicates.

Following the Government's announcement regarding incentives to push up the working age, the Institute of Directors (IoD) says more than 75% of its members are opposed to staff being ‘pensioned-off' at a certain age.

Despite ailing sales figures, industry experts are adamant whole of life products still have a place in the market. Johanna Gornitzki reports Click here to download pdf

Six out of ten Britons believe they will be forced to work well past the age of 70 as a result of their mortgage payment responsibilities, new research indicates.

Expensive sandwiches, underused gym memberships and cups of coffee on the way to work are identified by IFA Promotion alongside its latest annual survey of savings habits that has found 71% of UK adults claim they cannot save more money.