pensions

Greater numbers of pensioners in need of equity release

Greater numbers of pensioners in need of equity release

New figures being released by mortgage lenders indicate that the number of pensioners seeking equity release is rising significantly due…

Many Britons currently lack workplace pensions

Many Britons currently lack workplace pensions

Recently Prudential released figures in regards to pensioners that are quite alarming. According to their data, one out of every…

Elderly pensioners targeted under Osborne’s Budget

Elderly pensioners targeted under Osborne’s Budget

This year the elderly have taken rather many setbacks in terms of services being offered. As reported earlier in the…

Chancellor’s flat-rate tax under fire

Chancellor’s flat-rate tax under fire

Within the last year there have been many changes to pensions, public and private, but the biggest hit to date…

Possible industrial action by doctors over proposed pension changes

Possible industrial action by doctors over proposed pension changes

In addition to all the controversy of late on the cuts in pensions within the public sector, doctors have now…

Britain’s Two Biggest Teachers’ Unions Refuse Pension Reform Scheme

Britain’s Two Biggest Teachers’ Unions Refuse Pension Reform Scheme

Although government provided a framework to pensions prior to the holidays, both NASUWT and NAT have refused to sign onto…

An employer’s guide to automatic enrolment

An employer’s guide to automatic enrolment

So you’re an employer operating in the United Kingdom with at least one employee. But are you aware of the…

Pay rises could suffer in light of new pension laws

Pay rises could suffer in light of new pension laws

As of next year employers in the UK will not be allowed to give employees the option to choose between…

Three reports suggesting that Brits not planning for retirement early enough

Three reports suggesting that Brits not planning for retirement early enough

Recent reports are showing that people in the UK are just not planning appropriately or early enough for retirement. Three…

UK government faces political nightmare over pensions case

UK government faces political nightmare over pensions case

A recent appeal in the case against the bankrupt firms Nortel Networks and Lehman Brothers has put the UK government…