Retirement Planning

The government needs to do more to prevent further companies from falling into administration because of pension deficits.This is according to National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) spokesman Mark Brooks, who was commenting after the collapse of Readers Digest UK, which could not afford its £125 million pension deficit."We are ... read more

All political parties should back the scrapping of forced retirement legislation, Age Concern and Help the Aged has said.The charity has issued a challenge to all parties in its pre-election manifesto after revealing that a quarter of million workers in their 60s could be forced to retire when they reach ... read more

The decline of the UK's pension schemes could have a "damaging effect" on the wider economy of the country.This is the view of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), which said the "rapid" decline is having an immediate impact as it is not just a problem of the future.Speaking ... read more

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called on the government to simplify its tax treatment of the pension market.According to the industry body, the chancellor should adopt a budget for pension and increase the government's supply of index-linked and long-dated gilts.Joanne Segars, NAPF chief executive, said: "The next ... read more

Britons who spend a lot of time caring for someone should be better looked after by the government, Carers UK has urged.Steven McIntosh, policy and public affairs officer at the charity, said that carers have reduced incomes while they are employed because they often need to take time off from ... read more

Britons who spend a lot of time caring for someone should be better looked after by the government, Carers UK has urged.Steven McIntosh, policy and public affairs officer at the charity, said that carers have reduced incomes while they are employed because they often need to take time off from ... read more

The UK's pension assets depleted significantly between 2007 and 2008, according to new official data.Figures from the latest Pension Trends report, published earlier today (February 23rd) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), have revealed that at the end of 2008 the UK's pension assets stood at £928 billion.The ONS ... read more

The UK's pension assets depleted significantly between 2007 and 2008, according to new official data.Figures from the latest Pension Trends report, published earlier today (February 23rd) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), have revealed that at the end of 2008 the UK's pension assets stood at £928 billion.The ONS ... read more

British workers will start earning money for the first time in 2010 this week, it has been claimed.Price comparison service Unbiased.com has dubbed February 20th as Debt Freedom Day as this is when payments actually start to reduce the amount owed.Figures from a new report by the organisation have revealed ... read more

Energy customers have been urged by a leading price comparison service not to allow themselves to be automatically switched to their supplier's new tariffs.The warning follows the revelation that a number of fixed rate deals, some dating back over four years, are set to come to an end.Industry commentators have ... read more