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UK: Over ten million pension pots go unchecked by savers as two in three over-45s admit to paying little or no attention
63% pay little or no attention to their pension pots
41% of over-45s never spend any time reviewing their pensions
12% do not read...
RMS : rise in aspirin use likely to increase pensioner life expectancy
Recent medical reports have confirmed the growing body of evidence that taking a daily low-dose of aspirin reduces cancer mortality, in addition to its...
Aviva : sustained and ‘personalised’ employee engagement to create a lasting savings culture
Britain’s workers remain undecided on retirement saving despite growing awareness of the government’s reforms, which will see millions of people automatically enrolled into a...
ABI : retirement code will help get best pension deal
People approaching retirement will get clearer help and information to get the best possible pension deal under an initiative to be implemented on 1...
Friends Life : over one third of the over 50s don’t feel they contributed enough for their pensions
Pension lessons learnt by those reaching retirement have been highlighted in new research from Friends Life. New research conducted by the pension provider among...
DWP : Government helps workers to boost earnings
Part-time workers could receive monthly statements telling them how much better off they would be if they increased their hours when the Government simplifies...
Prudential : UK expected retirement income hits six-year low
Pensioners' expected retirement incomes have fallen for the second consecutive year, according to new research from Prudential.
The insurer's sixth annual ‘Class of' study, which...
Jelf Employee Benefits : a perfect pension storm predicted for 2013
Auto-Enrolment (AE) will continue to dominate the UK pensions landscape for the forthcoming year, according to Jelf Employee Benefits. The company expects that the...
Fitch Ratings : Standard Life’s IFS ratings affirmed
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Standard Life Assurance Limited's (SLAL) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'A+' and Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A'....
Aviva : calls for standards to support ‘pot follows member’ between auto-enrolment schemes
Creating a simple and easy way for pension pots to automatically follow employees when they move jobs is critical to the success of auto-enrolment,...
Scottish Widows : women fall nearly £30,000 behind men in retirement savings
The gap between the amount men and women are saving for retirement has grown to a record high, as women continue to be hit...
Age UK : pension providers are still failing customers
Customers are still struggling to understand annuity products and aren’t offered enough information, according to research conducted by Age UK Enterprises. Despite calls to...
ABI : responds to Labour’s policy review on pensions
Responding to the Labour policy document on pension reform, Otto Thoresen, Director General, Association of British Insurers said: “Much of this so-called policy document...
Fitch Ratings: UK Life insurers to increase corporate pensions exposure
UK life insurers are expected to increase pension exposure from corporates looking to offload risks in their existing defined benefit schemes as well as...
ABI pension report : Time to Act: Tackling our Savings Problem and Building our Future
The key role the workplace will play in closing Britain’s chronic savings gap is highlighted today by the publication of the ABI’s pension report...
From bingo to banking – more retirees want to work
More UK retirees want to give up bingo for banking as research from Aviva reveals a work hungry generation of retirees ready to embrace...
L&G insured against “risk” of pensioners living longer
Legal & General (L&G) have entered into a longevity insurance transaction with the Pilkington Superannuation Scheme. The deal covers L&G for the “risk of...
Aviva : pensioners have less income, less savings and more debt
UK pensioners are financially worse off today than they were one year ago, says Aviva.
While the average income for over 55's has dropped since...
Standard Life : East Midlands top for pension savings
New research from Standard Life shows people in East midlands save more into a pensions plan each month than any other region in the...
Prudential : more than one third of UK workers have no pension
According to new research from Prudential, 35 per cent of workers in the UK admit to not having a pension plan, thus relying on...
