A dramatic shake-up of the pensions system will boost payments for many women and lift most pensioner couples out of the means-testing trap
Tag: Pensions
Motley Fool: My Profitable DIY Project
The idea of managing your own pension can fill most people with dread – and so it should. After all, if things went pear-shaped you will have nobody to blame but yourself. But despite the dangers, I have been running my own retirement fund profitably through a Self-Invested Personal Pension, or SIPP, for a number of years. And here’s why.
Scotsman: Pocketing Your Pension Pot
CITY watchdog the Financial Services Authority is poised to launch an investigation into the commissions paid to financial advisers, amid concerns that the price of a pension is rising again.
This Is Money: Town Hall Pension Bill Is Up By £580m
Taxpayers were hit with a £580m increase in the pension bill for town hall workers last year, new figures show
This Is Money: Tories Will Scrap ‘unfair’ Pension Deal
Public sector workers’ right to retire at 60 with a gold-plated pension will be scrapped if the Tories win the next election
This Is Money: Elderly Struggle With 5% Inflation
The cost of living for the elderly is rising faster than the official prices index on which pension increases are based
Motley Fool: Ten Ways To Pump Up Your Pension
My father celebrated his birthday at the weekend and, although this was hardly an unusual event, this particular birthday was something of a milestone.
This Is Money: New Money Rights For Couples
Cohabiting couples will be able to make a claim for their ex-partner’s property or pension under planned legislation to be introduced as early as next year
MoneyExpert: ‘Women Borrow Twice As Much As Men’
The UK’s women owe more than twice as much as their male counterparts, it has emerged.
This Is Money: BA Facing Pensions Strike Threat
British Airways was today facing strike action after failing to clinch a deal with workers over its £2.1bn pension deficit