Pittance for a pension

PP editor Jonathan Stapleton looks at the impact of interest rates on retirement income

Jonathan Stapleton
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There has been much talk within the industry about coming up with a new name for pensions - with many believing the word has become too toxic to continue using.

Indeed, the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority shied away from using the word at all - preferring the more positive ‘savings' when it came up with the National Employment Savings Trust. And ma...

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