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Equitable Life victims have started legal action against the government challenging the proposed compensation package.

The Association of Member-directed Pension Schemes has reached an agreement with HM Revenue & Customs to improve pension practice in the face of the global economic downturn.

Women retiring this year will receive £6,642 per annum less in their annual pension than men, a Prudential survey reveals.

Scheme members who registered for enhanced protection face huge tax bills after signing up for death in service life assurance, a consultant warns.

Firefighters' Pension Scheme guidance which allows brigades to sack disabled and badly injured firemen without a pension is unfair, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum has called on its members to oppose the remuneration report of US-based asset manager T. Rowe Price.

Annuity returns have dropped significantly during the last month, showing level annuity returns are coming under pressure, Alexander Forbes Annuity Bureau says.

A company which helps trustees review actuarial advisers and investment consultants has been launched.

Any Financial Assistance Scheme improvements must be closely scrutinised in order to protect taxpayers, an actuary urges.

The government should set up an independent authority to overhaul the state pension and both public and private occupational provision, an expert believes.