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L&G chief says insurers can play greater role in pension reform 1 July 2010
Legal & General group chief executive Tim Breedon has backed government ministers Iain Duncan-Smith and Steve Webb’s plans to reform the state pension system.
Scottish Widows finds pensions saving at lowest since 2006 29 June 2010
Research by Scottish Widows has found that the proportion of people saving adequately for retirement has sunk to its lowest level since 2006 as the effects of the economic downturn take their toll.
'Nest' pensions may fail over high and complex charges 19 April 2010
The Government's new workplace pension scheme could deter millions of savers because of its high and complicated charges, the CBI has warned.
- Pension incomes plummet for third consecutive year 31 March 2010
- Pensions shake-up to lift 2m out of means testing 29 March 2010
- Pensions tax restrictions risk hurting less wealthy 25 March 2010
- SIPPs now able to hold French property, but investors urged to remain cautious 22 March 2010
- VIDEO: How women can make the most of their pension savings 12 March 2010
- VIDEO: Advice for pension savers
11 March 2010 - Ten retirement tips for 2010 5 January 2010
- Rowanmoor fraud following Seaton's death 21 December 2009
- PBR 2009: Basic state pension set to rise next year 9 December 2009
- PBR 2009: Nervous wait for high earners on pension tax changes 9 December 2009
- Britain is failing its pensioners 13 November 2009
- Windfall for silver savers? 10 November 2009
- UK families’ financial risk exposed 9 November 2009
- A worrying class of 'pauper pensioners' predicted unless attitudes to retirement income change 20 October 2009
- Tories propose auto-enrolment into existing pension scheme 16 October 2009
- Your SIPP questions answered 14 October 2009
- UK retirees hit hard by the pound's fall in value 1 October 2009
- Delaying pension payments will cost you, says Prudential 30 September 2009
- Choosing a SIPP provider 21 September 2009
- Over fifties will capitalise on new ISA allowances 10 September 2009
- WEBCHAT: Saving for retirement 26 August 2009
- Investors betrayed by fund managers 20 August 2009
- Government urged to end UK pensioner poverty 28 July 2009
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Drawdown investors paying millions in excessive fees 20 July 2009
Thousands of drawdown investors are paying millions of pounds in excessive charges on their pension income, reveals Hargreaves Lansdown.
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