Industry

Retirement solutions should have the flexibility to provide decent pensions and meet long-term care costs if necessary, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says

NEST issue not cut and dried

Scheme liabilities soared by £50bn in August as fears of a double dip recession pushed down gilt yields, analysis from Cardano reveals.

The High Court has overturned a Pensions Ombudsman decision that left a deceased member's unmarried partner of 20 years empty handed despite maladministration.

Trustees have been given less than a month to ensure they comply with the Occupational Pension Schemes (Invest-ment) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.

Enhanced annuity sales reached new records of £582m and £676m in the first and second quarters respectively, Towers Watson data shows.

Top company directors' pension pots are 26 times bigger than the average scheme member, statistics from the Trades Union Congress show.

Last week, like many thousands of others, I purchased a copy of Tony Blair's autobiography A Journey, largely to see what all the fuss was about.

Aegon is to close half of its regional sales centres in the UK making 142 roles redundant.

About two-thirds of over-55s are concerned they would not be able to raise the necessary cash if faced with an unexpected payout of £500 or more, according to the Aviva Real Retirement Report.