Second State Pension

Pensions: ID fraud threat

Taxman loses 15,000 Standard Life customers' details

As many as 15,000 Standard Life pension customers are at risk of identity fraud after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) lost a CD with their details.

The FSA has issued Serps and S2P pensions advice

New Serps and S2P pensions advice

New pensions advice has been brought out for people who have lost money by contracting out of their second state pension (S2P) and the state earnings-related pension scheme (Serps).

The pensions bill has been published

Pensions bill published

After years of wrangling in public and private the future direction state and private pensions will take has been revealed.

The government has said it will not compensate people who lost out by leaving Serp or the S2P for private schemes

Govt will not make good S2P shortfall

The government has said it will not make up the shortfall experienced by people who opted out of state earnings-related pension scheme (Serps) or the second state pension (S2P) and placed their money in a private scheme.

Women have been told to save for their retirement

Women told to save themselves from pension pain

Women need to save for their own retirement to avoid poverty in retirement, ministers have said today.

The government today launched its pensions white paper

Government launches pensions revolution

The government today launched what has been hailed as a revolution in UK pensions.

Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have reportedly struck a deal on pension reform

Government strikes deal for extra pension money

It appears a deal has been struck between the chancellor and the prime minister that will mean pensioners will receive higher pay-outs in the future.

The government is being urged to go further than the Turner report

Call for a flat-rate state pension

Creating a simple flat-rate state pension should be the key starting point for the reform of pensions.

Adair Turner's pensions commission has released its report today

Turner Report - the future of pensions?

Adair Turner, chairman of the pensions commission, has today outlined the findings of his three-year inquiry into the future of UK pensions.

The Turner commission wants higher pensions payouts and later retirement ages

Turner Report - state pension reform

Adair Turner's pensions commission has recommended that the basic state pension should be increased, and retirement age raised.

Pensions minister John Hutton has outlined his five tests for pension policy

Pensions plans must pass the tests

The government sent out mixed messages today about pensions reform - making a case for both action and caution.

Millions of Britons are planning on relying on the state pension

Britons banking on state pensions

As many as 20 per cent of Britons are expecting the state pension to be key to their retirement income, new figures reveal.

Adair Turner - head of the Pension Commission - will issue his full report on Nov 30

Turner Commission: Retire later for bigger pension

The government's Pension Commission is set to recommend that Britons should work longer for a larger state pension, a leak to the <i>Financial Times</i> indicates.

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