Pensions

The report, now in its 11th year, finds that 16 per cent of employers say they have closed existing defined benefits schemes to future accrual for existing employees and a further 11...

Corporate intermediaries returning to work after the summer break are likely to be in more optimistic spirits than many other parts of the financial services sector, reflecting the durable nature of workplace...

Violent swings in final salary pension scheme deficits are nothing new, but the extent of the about turn in funding levels revealed by Lane Clark & Peacock's Accounting for Pensions report spells...

Should property continue to be held as part of a pension portfolio? In short, yes. We believe private investors should hold their nerve and firmly believe we have a convincing case as...

There may be many reasons for this, not least the potential conflict of interests that members might perceive in dealing with their employer's adviser. With only a handful of providers still paying...

Firstly the rot that has set in to the Basic State Pension since the early 1980s will be stopped from 2012. Secondly, the State Second Pension (S2P) will eventually become a flat-rate...

Days into his new job as group chief executive of Friends Provident, Trevor Matthews has the relaxed demeanour you would expect of a man who has been on gardening leave since resigning...

Contract-based arrangements have grown to become the defined contribution plan of choice for the majority of employers in recent years with greater regulatory burdens and perceived expense putting many off taking the...

When stock markets falter investors rush for the sanctuary of bonds. At least they used to until the credit crunch came in to town.But the market problems have hit many core pensions...

Approaching its second birthday, the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, which prevent employees from having their benefits restricted just because of their age, are giving rise to an income protection saga that...