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Stephanie Baxter examines the impact on schemes of extending the exemption on central clearing

Pensioners are at risk of overspending in their retirement years due to flexibilities allowing them to withdraw straight from their defined contribution (DC) pots, according to Prudential.

More than a third of parents admit to "taking a sickie" to spend time with their children over the summer.

Mike Richardson has left Punter Southall after 14 years to join LCP.

Patients undergoing operations in private hospitals may be put at risk from inadequate equipment, lack of intensive care beds, unsafe staffing arrangements, and poor medical record-keeping according to a new report.

Two members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted for a 25bps rate hike this month, latest minutes show - the first call for hikes in over three years.

The government has grossly underestimated the impact on providers of the pension charge cap by about £800m, says Royal London.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says its auto-enrolment policy is proving successful, with almost three quarters of the population aware of the flagship programme.

Ladbrokes has begun a consultation into closing its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme to future accrual.

Consumer price inflation tumbled to 1.6% in July 2014, down from 1.9% in June 2014, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.