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STAMP duty on shares reduces a typical occupational pension scheme fund at retirement by up to £11,500, research shows.

THE PENSIONS Action Group has dismissed claims from trade union Community that it over-complicated an amendment to the Pensions Bill which was eventually defeated in the Commons.

THE FULL impact of self-invested personal pension regulation has yet to be felt in the UK market, Suffolk Life warns.

Only a tiny minority of people feel they could live comfortably on the basic state pension, research commissioned by Friends Provident reveals.

Taxpayers will have to pick up the bill for a £10bn shortfall in public sector pensions, the Conservatives claim.

New owners of high street giant Boots need to put £1bn into the pension scheme to secure its future, trustees claim.

Accountancy giant KPMG'S flexible working programme has won a top workplace award for gender equality, diversity and inclusion.

SCHEME administrators must respond to HM Revenue & Customs notices on standalone group life schemes even though they were sent by mistake, Canada Life says.

Bodies set up to run personal accounts should be independent of government to minimise the risk of political interference in investment decisions, industry experts believe.

A London council is set to give scheme members a direct influence on the fund's responsible investment policy.