Retirement

Seven in 10 savers want the government to introduce mandatory contribution rates as many are confused about how much they need to save into their pension, according to a BlackRock survey.

David Harris says the UK still has much to do on pension reform and appears out of step with the global direction of DC.

As the government plays catch-up with the state pension age, Malcolm McLean wonders whether 70 is now the new 64.

Most companies are not taking enough action to tackle the significant pensions inertia within their workforce, according to a survey by LifeSight.

Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) economist James Banks has warned the UK must upgrade the skills of workers and boost productivity to solve the social strains from an ageing population.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has teamed up with Vanguard to boost the research it does into defined contribution (DC) savers.

Tim Sharp says in the battle for decent jobs, decent and secure pensions are essential.

Labour peer Lord Hutton has said there is nothing positive to say about his party's manifesto, which makes a "delusional" pledge to freeze increases in the state pension age.

Quantum Advisory's Stuart Price has criticised suggestions that the richest 5% to 10% of retirees should be cut off from the state pension.

Aegon has raised concerns about auto-enrolment (AE) after finding one in seven workers aged 55-65 are approaching retirement age without a private or workplace pension.