Female life expectancy aged 65 varies by up to 5.7 years from region to region, research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) finds.
The average 30 year old should save £824 a month into a pension to retire comfortably at 65, a financial advice firm says.
The latest publication from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows private sector pensions coverage at only 2.9m, the lowest since 1953.
The UK economy delivered growth of 0.3% in the first quarter of the year, the final reading from the Office for National Statistics has confirmed, but revisions to previous readings mean there was no 'double-dip' recession.
The value of the market for liability driven investment (LDI) has risen 11% over 2012 led by the growth in inflation hedging, a KPMG report finds.
Almost all FTSE100 firms increased the discount rate for IAS19 liabilities due to the yield on AA corporate bonds, research from Barnett Waddingham finds.
The ONS has left trustees face a difficult choice, Mark Wood says
The proportion of schemes' UK corporate portfolio invested in equities has fallen to just a quarter, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
The consumer prices index (CPI) was unchanged at 2.8% in March, while the retail prices index (RPI) rose slightly to 3.3%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Jack Jones looks at the implication for schemes of the proliferation of inflation measures produced by the ONS