Steve Bee: Forget the hype - pensions should be equal for all

00:01 | 28 Jun 2009 | By Steve Bee

The rules applying to our pensions should act consistently and universally for all savers, not just those in the know.

Pensions Catch 2012: A solution

00:01 | 21 Jun 2009 | By Steve Bee

Steve Bee has a suggestion to put the brakes on the slo-mo car crash we are witnessing.

What to do with your pension pots

00:01 | 15 Jun 2009 | By Lorna Bourke

Those who want to retire on a comfortable income should review their situation as soon as possible. 

Forget a hands-on approach to your pension

00:01 | 07 Jun 2009 | By Steve Bee

The tangle of complex pension wiring is a bit like the engines of modern cars, says Steve Bee.

Death knell for final salary pensions

00:01 | 06 Jun 2009 | By Lorna Bourke

The closure of BP and Barclays final salary pension schemes is the final nail in the coffin for DB schemes.

The Citywire Debate: Should employers provide our pensions?

00:01 | 05 Jun 2009 | By Lorna Bourke

Is it an outdated concept, or the only option we have? Our writers argue it out.

Time for action to save our pensions

00:01 | 31 May 2009 | By Steve Bee

As a perfect storm hits workplace pension schemes, Steve Bee is pleased to see a serious call to arms.

The pensions timebomb has an upside

00:01 | 24 May 2009 | By Steve Bee

Steve Bee on the startling speed at which life expectancy is rising.

Means-testing risks making pension schemes poor value

00:01 | 17 May 2009 | By Steve Bee

Budget 2009: the price of clamping on pension benefits

00:01 | 10 May 2009 | By Steve Bee

Without the self-interest of senior decision makers decent private sector pensions will be on thinner ice than ever.

Government tightens its grip on the pensions system

00:01 | 03 May 2009 | By Steve Bee

The UK pension system is in the grip of a blizzard of legislation, writes Steve Bee.

Stop whingeing about pensions

00:01 | 29 Apr 2009 | By Lorna Bourke

Where’s the hardship in Alistair Darling's pension changes?

A dangerous precedent for our pensions

00:01 | 26 Apr 2009 | By Steve Bee

Budget changes mean we could all be in for lower pensions, writes Steve Bee.

Pensioners’ income dilemma

00:01 | 21 Apr 2009 | By Lorna Bourke

Many are hoping for some relief for elderly savers in tomorrow's Budget.

Is it worth taking out a pension?

00:01 | 20 Apr 2009 | By Lorna Bourke

There are other options which are arguably just as good as pension saving.

The biggest problem with our pension system

00:01 | 19 Apr 2009 | By Steve Bee

At worst, people could lose the whole value of their pension savings.

The employer that pays a 31.6% pension contribution

00:01 | 12 Apr 2009 | By Steve Bee

Who else but MPs could wangle that kind of deal? Steve Bee looks at the maths.

Stay in the state second pension

00:01 | 07 Apr 2009 | By Lorna Bourke

This is the right choice for most, explains Lorna Bourke.

Pensions should not only pay-off in retirement

00:01 | 05 Apr 2009 | By Steve Bee

People should be offered the chance to draw on the tax-free cash element of their pension savings at any age.

The pensions ‘quality’ mark

00:01 | 29 Mar 2009 | By Steve Bee

What it takes to get the government's quality stamp under its 2012 pension scheme.

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