Annuities
Pension savings to become risk-averse due to auto-enrolment
Pension professionals expect pension savings to become more risk-averse due to low earners not wanting to put their savings a t risk under auto-enrolment. |
Pensioners could be targeted in Osborne's next round of cuts
Despite the austerity measures of the past few years, more will be needed to balance the government's books and the IFS thinks it will be pensioners who face big cuts next. |
NAPF warns Osborne to keep his hands off pension tax relief
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) is urging the Chancellor not to cut pension tax relief in his Autumn Statement next week. |
Public sector workers earn £2ph more than private sector workers
The annual earnings report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that wages for women are rising faster than for men but still trail by 9.6 per cent. |
1500 reasons why you could consider buying an enhanced annuity
When you are considering buying an annuity it is vital to take your health into account as you may receive higher monthly payments if you suffer from one of 1500 conditions. |
EU gender directive: Act now if you are about to draw a pension
The EU gender directive could potentially impact our retirement income if you are about to draw a pension, so act now to minimise the risk of lost income, says Tom McPhail. |
Record drop in annuity rates risks success of auto-enrolment
New research from MGM Advantage shows that annuity rates have dropped by seven per cent in just three months, the largest drop since MGM began tracking the rates three years ago. |
ONS review into RPI could affect pension and savings incomes
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is to undertake a review into how the retail prices index measure of inflation is calculated that could affect pensions, savings and investments. |
Pensions: Auto-enrolment begins today for biggest firms
The government's new pension scheme, auto-enrolment starts today for the UK's biggest companies and it is hoped more than four million people will be using it by May 2014. |
Every UK family loses £430 a year in bank and finance rip-offs
A new report reveals how sneaky bank and financial services scams, mis-selling and rip-offs costs each UK family £430 a year with the poor paying disproportionately more. |
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