The rise of expensive payday loans, supported by frequent Internet and daytime television advertising, is a symptom of tough economic […]

The latest Scottish Widows UK Pensions Report shows that pension savings have fallen to an all-time low, prompting many people […]

The Pensions Regulator is offering some ‘breathing space’ to employers over the funding of their defined benefit pension schemes. In […]

With defined benefit (final salary) pension schemes becoming increasingly rare in the private sector, the government is considering new ways […]

Low gilt yields are having a big impact on the income levels that can be achieved on reaching retirement. Annuity […]

The state pension age will increase in line with improved longevity in the future, following measures announced by George Osborne […]

The FT has reported that Chancellor George Osborne is considering a cut in the pension annual allowance from the current […]

The Sunday Telegraph was reporting yesterday that they have found evidence of very high transfer rates in respect of some […]

From 6th April 2012, protected rights will no longer exist and the special rules currently applied to these pension benefits […]

Assuming there are no dramatic changes in the Budget on 21st March, the 5th of April will represent the last […]

New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that only 48% of employees were in an employer pension […]

In a continuation of their usual headline themes (cold weather, Princess Diana and pensions), the Daily Express today claims that […]

Some new research from Prudential has found that more than 10% of people who were planning to retire in 2012 […]

The Bank of England has announced a £50bn extension to their programme of quantitative easing (QE), designed to stimulate the […]

Very few of us expect to spend 60 years of our lives in work. As the Queen marks the 60th […]

A client asked me this question after I had suggested that they pay a pension contribution to boost their retirement […]

Last year we blogged about the risks of so-called pension reciprocation plans, labelling them as a ‘dangerous’ pension scheme. These […]

A new study from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has found that only 38% of people are contributing […]

Pension sharing orders are becoming more commonly used on divorce, as separating couples have less other assets to divide. The […]

From 6th April 2012, the lifetime allowance for tax privileged pension savings is being reduced from £1.8m to £1.5m. Pension […]