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selected month: July 2010

Result(s): 1 - 10 of 44

New retirement playing field could cost warns Friend Provident. 30-July-2010
... The Government's consultat...
AEGON launches a new guaranteed income option for the at-retirement market. 30-July-2010
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AXA calls for clarity on way forward for public sector pensions 29-July-2010
...With the balancing of public sector finances a key general election issue, ...
Aviva research shows personal relationships are key to IFA success 29-July-2010
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Are employers the key to solving Britain’s financial apathy? 28-July-2010
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With-profits bonus announcement 28-July-2010
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Parents of two-child families forced to stay home 27-July-2010
...According to new research by ...
e-alert: Welcome return to pensions simplification says Friends Provident 27-July-2010
...The new coalition Government's commitment to simplify tax relief for higher earners on pensions ...
Baby-boom generation to re-shape retirement 26-July-2010
...The UK baby-boomer generation are set to challenge the traditional ideas of retirement. With a hi...
Inevitable Penalties To Save NHS 26-July-2010
...A new report reveals an inevitable legislation to discourage unhealthy lifestyles like those of s...
EU approves Government’s NEST loan 23-July-2010
... The European Commission has given its approval for the loan to help set up and establish th...
Regulators issue warning on defined benefit pension transfer incentives 23-July-2010
... The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Pension Regulator have issued a joint update...
Pension funds continue to invest in alternative options 22-July-2010
... According to new research by the consultancy firm Towers Watson and the Financial Times...
BT uses High Court to clarify pension scheme’s Crown Guarantee 22-July-2010
... A High Court case to establish the level of commitment for the 'Crown Guarantee' given to...
PwC’s pension trustee service bought by Xafinity Consulting 21-July-2010
... PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) UK trustee pension service has been bought by Xafinity Consu...
UK defined benefit pensions deficit worsens in June 21-July-2010
... According to the Pension Protection Fund's June update for the PPF 7800 Index the...
Regulator takes action on Nortel to pay costs of UK pension scheme 20-July-2010
... The Pensions Regulator has ordered the Nortel Group to provide support for its UK subsidiar...
TUC criticises the move to CPI for public sector pensions 20-July-2010
...  In last month's ...
Government issues update on switch to CPI for private sector pensions 19-July-2010
... Following the recent proposal of the Government to index private sector pension by using th...
Employees\' pension affected by switch to CPI for their pension 19-July-2010
... Pension experts are warning that the move to the CPI for annual increase to pensions in pay...
Plan agreed by engineering firm for its final salary schemes 16-July-2010
... It has been confirmed that the engineering group, Smiths, has come to an agreement with its...
Universities agree final salary scheme restructuring proposals 16-July-2010
... Universities in Britain have narrowly won an important agreement in their discussion to add...
Penalty charges on pension drawdown transfers stopped 15-July-2010
... The HM Revenue and Customs (HRMC) is to change its policy on drawdown transfers.  It h...
EU rules would be costly for UK final salary schemes 15-July-2010
... New proposals from the EU could force UK companies sponsoring final salary schemes to make ...
UK workers must work longer to get same pension 14-July-2010
... The recent volatility in the investment market following the credit crunch has meant that U...
NEST rejected by small businesses 14-July-2010
... Research from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that most companies t...
Most workers plan to continue past normal pension age 13-July-2010
... According to new research by Aviva nearly 70% of British adults believe that they will be f...
Change to annuity rule paves way for new pension scheme 13-July-2010
... Following the Chancellor's announcement that the Government intends to abolish the regulat...
Government may change private sector final salary regulations 12-July-2010
... Last week the Government announced plans to change the measure used by private sector final...
Visteon workers to sue Ford over pension loses 12-July-2010
...  Back in the late 1990s, Ford separated its car parts manufacturing division into a separat...
Buy-out deal for one of BA’s defined benefit schemes 09-July-2010
... British Airways has entered into a buy-out deal with Rothesay Life for one of  its def...
Deficit in define benefit schemes could reach £140 billion 09-July-2010
...The funding deficit for the UK's largest defined benefit pension schemes now stand at around &po...
Diego agrees funding deal with pension trustees 08-July-2010
... The drinks manufacturing group Diageo has confirmed that it has come to an agreement on a t...
The Pension Regulator takes action against Bonas 08-July-2010
... The Pensions Regulator has order the parent company of the Belgian textile group Bonas - Mi...
New annuity rules will affect access to pension lump sums 07-July-2010
... In the Budget this month the Chancellor stated that the Government planned to ...
BBC to close its final salary pensions to new members 07-July-2010
... The BBC has announced plans to close its final salary pension scheme to new members.  ...
The deficit in BT’s final salary scheme funding improves 06-July-2010
... Following the upswing in the stock market last year, the shortfall in funding for BT's fin...
Over 65s delay taking pension and opt for longer career 06-July-2010
... In its periodic Pension Trends Report, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) ha...
Over 50s lack pension savings 05-July-2010
... New research from Scottish Widows has found that more than one-in-five people aren't makin...
Public sector pension commission criticised by pension experts 05-July-2010
... Following the launch of the Hutton Commission to examine public sector pension costs some p...
AEGON to restructure UK life and pension business 02-July-2010
... The Dutch-based life and pension provider AEGON has announced that it is to reduce its UK b...
Resolution buys Axa’s UK life and pension business 02-July-2010
...  The Paris-based insurer Axa has announced plans to sell its UK life, pensions and ...
EU Proposes a pan-European lifeboat pension fund 01-July-2010
... An EU Green Paper has called for the European Commission to look into setting up an EU-wide...
BA agrees deal with pension trustees and keeps merger on track 01-July-2010
... Last week British Airways announced that it has finally agreed a plan with its pension trus...
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