Latest Retirement News
PPF boss says size not insolvencies driving riskier investment strategy
12:55 | 11 Mar 2010 | By
Gill Wadsworth
Pension Protection Fund (PPF) chief executive Alan Rubenstein denies that recent moves to a more aggressive investment strategy are driven by a surge in insolvency claims.
Alico sale will bring certainty to Living Time sales, says Lerche-Thomsen
17:04 | 08 Mar 2010 | By
Iain Martin
Annuity provider Living Time has welcomed MetLife’s plan to buy Alico from AIG.
Why Darling should think again on higher rate pensions tax relief
13:42 | 08 Mar 2010 | By
Lorna Bourke
There is a strong case for restricting pension tax relief for the wealthy. But the government's current proposals are complex, costly and contradicatory.
MetLife eyes group pension market after Sipp launch
09:37 | 08 Mar 2010 | By
William Robins
Following the launch of its new Sipp MetLife has signaled interest in group pensions
Only one third of people confident about their pensions
08:50 | 08 Mar 2010 | By
Tony Bonsignore
NAPF survey underlines lack of confidence in pension saving.
Nest will cost taxpayers £25 million even if it is scrapped by Tories
08:17 | 08 Mar 2010 | By
William Robins
The £600 million Nest contract between Tata Consultancy Services and the Personal Accounts Delivery Auhtority was signed early to 'de-risk' the business.
Ros Altmann: Pensions crisis will lead to a care crisis
08:18 | 05 Mar 2010 | By
Ros Altmann
People need to plan for the expense of care requirements at the end of their lives. Pensions campaigner Ros Altmann says pensions might have a role to play.
Kraft: Cadbury staff must double pension contributions to plug deficit
16:26 | 04 Mar 2010 | By
William Robins
Chocolate maker's staff will have to double pension contributions under Kraft ownership.
Lighthouse to advise on Royal Mint pension scheme
11:21 | 03 Mar 2010 | By
William Robins
The Royal Mint has appointed LighthouseTemple to advise on its final salary scheme.
Treasury relaxes anti-forestalling rules on pension transfers
11:15 | 03 Mar 2010 | By
William Robins
Rules penalising pension transfers have been realxed by the Treasury in an amendment to anti-forestalling legislation.
Pada appoints Tata to run Nest
10:43 | 02 Mar 2010 | By
William Robins
Tata Consultancy has won its bid to administer Nest, the personal accounts scheme.
MetLife launches pension training scheme for advisers
09:52 | 02 Mar 2010 | By
Nicholas Paler
MetLife teams up with IFA training group Patterson Sales Training to aid advisers preparing for JO5 exams.
Tisa scents victory as Treasury shifts on higher rate tax relief
07:00 | 02 Mar 2010 | By
William Robins
The Tax Incentivised Savings Association awaits a second 2010 budget for pensions reform.
Regulator fails in claim on bankrupt Nortel's assets
13:53 | 01 Mar 2010 | By
William Robins
The UK Pension Regulator has no claim on assets from Nortel Network, the bankrupt Canadian company with a UK pension scheme that has reached a deficit of £2.1 billion, a Canadian court has ruled.
Pension Regulator accused of 'hijacking' Nortel over UK pension deficit
10:11 | 26 Feb 2010 | By
William Robins
Nortel Networks has accused the Pensions Regulator of 'crossing the line' in a bid to secure assets for the UK pension scheme.
HMRC systems cost pensioners £250m in overpaid tax
08:59 | 26 Feb 2010 | By
William Robins
A new report says HM Revenue and Customs' failure to cope with older persons' incomes is unacceptable.
Raise pension age to 70 in 2046, says PwC
12:44 | 25 Feb 2010 | By
William Robins
PricewaterhouseCooper has said the governments timetable for raising the state pension age is too slow.
ONS reveals pension assets plunge by £35 billion
08:00 | 25 Feb 2010 | By
William Robins
Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show a dramatic fall in the value of self administered pension assets in 2008.
Altmann on the next mis-selling scandal and how Brown got it wrong
08:00 | 25 Feb 2010 | By
William Robins
Dr Ros Altmann looks ahead to possible pension mis-selling scandals and back at how, in her view, Gordon Brown got it all wrong.
Pepper spices up his clients’ Sipps via property syndicate.
08:00 | 25 Feb 2010 | By
William Robins
A York-based adviser has used client Sipp funds to help transform a disused tyre depot into a Sainsbury’s supermarket.