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UK - Annuity rates could hit their lowest point for two years as the sovereign debt crises hits gilt yields, experts believe.

Annuity rates could hit their lowest point for two years as the sovereign debt crises hits gilt yields.

Today, thousands of public sector workers are to strike over proposed reforms to their pensions. But just how do they compare to private sector provision?

Changes to pension tax allowance rules limiting annual tax- free contributions to £50,000 have led to a spike in ‘carry forwards' by high earners, a tax expert said.

Trustees need better advice on qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes to stop them being targeted by ‘smash and grab' schemes, a provider says.

Hargreaves Lansdown has boosted its corporate pensions team with the appointment of a business development manager to build client relations.

Scrapping contracting-out for defined contribution schemes will drain more than £50bn from the pensions industry leading to a "significant" reduction for administrators and fund managers, government says.

Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown are now among the UK's 100 wealthiest people, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2011.

UK - We ask the UK industry its views on the coalition's performance on pensions a year after it came to power.

Building company McCarthy & Stone has launched a corporate wrap for its employees with Hargreaves Lansdown.