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Must do for January: Take a long hard look at retirement

00:01 | 06 Jan 2009 | By Joss Harwood

Retirement – it’s in front of you – oh yes it is! Don’t let yours be a ‘riches to rags’ story, says Joss Harwood of Eldon Financial Planning.

Brown vows help for pensioners and savers

11:26 | 05 Jan 2009 | By Maryrose Fison

This year's Budget could include measures to help pensioners and savers who have been hit by the slashing of interest rates, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to help those who have lost out. 

The best opportunity yet for workplace pensions

00:01 | 04 Jan 2009 | By Steve Bee

The days of earnings-related state second pensions are well and truly over.

The staggering size of public sector pension liabilities

00:01 | 28 Dec 2008 | By Steve Bee

Trying to translate the enormity of what the government will really have to shell out to pay off public sector pensions.

More pensions must mean more financial advice

00:01 | 21 Dec 2008 | By Steve Bee

Who is going to advise the 10 million people being auto-enrolled into pension schemes in a few years?

Q and A pensions: Unconventional options for income are worth considering

00:01 | 20 Dec 2008 | By Kevin Pacey

Not tempted by the benefits of a conventional annuity? There are other options on the market, writes Bank of Scotland's Kevin Pacey.

A pensions story we should all know

00:01 | 14 Dec 2008 | By Steve Bee

The sweeping pensions changes arriving in 2012 contain a few important quirks.

Retirement funding with a different flavour

00:01 | 13 Dec 2008 | By Brian Lawless

Risk averse and hate paying tax? Our example runs through some alternatives to conventional pension schemes.

Govt urged to act on pension closures

08:47 | 12 Dec 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

Experts have condemned the government for failing to address ‘middle way’ options.

Can the pensions lifeboat cope?

00:01 | 10 Dec 2008 | By Lorna Bourke

With pension deficits worsening and an increasing number of companies likely to collapse, the strain on the remaining pension funds could spell disaster.

What will happen to annuity rates?

00:01 | 09 Dec 2008 | By Lorna Bourke

The prospects for rates, the risks and the alternatives.

Employers have a lot to learn

00:01 | 07 Dec 2008 | By Steve Bee

Before the working population can join the government's personal accounts pension scheme, employers must get in the know.

Q and A pensions: From pension scheme to scheme pension

00:01 | 06 Dec 2008 | By Robert Graves

Purchasing an annuity is the most common course of action for a retiree. But it is not the only one.

Time to swot up on pensions

00:01 | 30 Nov 2008 | By Steve Bee

About 10 million people don't get a pension contribution from their employer. But this is set to change.

How to top up your pension on the cheap

00:01 | 27 Nov 2008 | By Lorna Bourke

Citywire readers responded promptly to our article yesterday on buying extra years of state pension. Here we explain how you do it.

Tories consider plans to help more people convert pensions to cash

12:53 | 26 Nov 2008 | By Maryrose Fison

Conservative shadow minister for work and pensions says the Tories will consider increasing trivial commutation rules for those with modest pension pots, sparking hope for thousands of low income earners.

Govt urged to expedite pension reforms as half of workers not saving enough

11:10 | 25 Nov 2008 | By Deborah Hyde

As a new survey shows too few people are saving for retirement, the Association of British Insurers has called on the government to bring forward plans for automatic saving.

Oh I do like to retire beside the seaside!

00:01 | 23 Nov 2008 | By Steve Bee

In my mind's eye everyone moves to the coast when they retire. But what is the reality?

The power of the grey vote

00:01 | 16 Nov 2008 | By Steve Bee

A political system that fails pensioners, particularly women, does not have a future.

How much do I need to retire on?

00:01 | 15 Nov 2008 | By Alan Smith

Because you need to ensure you don’t run out of money before you run out of life

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