Pensions

It's not too late to fill missing pension gaps

People who have been in and out of work over the years can still have payments backdated if they act quickly. Chiara Cavaglieri reports

Inside Pensions

Pensions safety net surplus hits £42bn on market rise

Wednesday, 9 February 2011

The bailout fund for company pension schemes reported a sharp rise in its funding surplus to £42bn yesterday, thanks largely to the 14.4 per cent rise in the value of the stock market over the past year.

Employers poised to slash staff pensions – again

Sunday, 6 February 2011

Businesses could be tempted to cut their contributions next year when the Government's low-cost scheme is brought in

Government accused of stealth tax

Friday, 4 February 2011

The Government was yesterday accused of imposing its first "stealth tax" by slashing the rebate paid to pension schemes when people contract out of the state pension.

JP Morgan takes on risk of UK pension plan

Wednesday, 2 February 2011

JP Morgan has taken on £70m of risk posed by people living longer than expected in the first deal to hedge against higher life expectancy for a company pension plan's working members.

Flaw uncovered in pension protection law

Thursday, 27 January 2011

The Government was urged today to change the law to ensure pensions of all workers are protected if their employer goes bust.

30,000 women facing two-year state pension delay

Thursday, 27 January 2011

Around 30,000 women will be forced to work for two years longer than they had previously planned because of increases to the state pension age.

Employees able to work longer as default retirement age is phased out

Sunday, 16 January 2011

Sexagenerians and those who wish to work beyond the age of 65 were dealt a victory last week when ministers confirmed plans to phase out the default retirement age this year.

Uniq still in talks over £436m pensions deficit

Thursday, 13 January 2011

Uniq, the chilled foods specialist battling to plug a £436m pension deficit, said talks were continuing over a restructuring of its retirement scheme, as it reported that Christmas trading was close to expectations yesterday.

If you're going to live to 100 – check your pension plan

Sunday, 9 January 2011

Ten million of us will be centenarians – andas lives lengthen, retirement income is more important than ever

Staff of small firms face pensions gap

Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Britain's smaller companies are failing to put enough money into staff pension schemes, or to persuade employees to contribute sufficient amounts to finance retirement, research published today will warn.

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