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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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