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Tuesday, 07 July 2015 09:09

Mike Morrison: Advisory regime needs some radical change

A couple of Saturdays ago, and in a break from having a full weekend, I was asked to speak at the Retirement Money Show in London.

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Monday, 06 July 2015 10:41

Neil MacGillivray: Bleak future beckons for state pension

Neil MacGillivray, chairman of the Association of Member-directed Pension Schemes and head of technical support at James Hay Partnership

The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) has recently issued its annual Fiscal Sustainability Report. This report looks at how government spending and revenues may evolve over the next 50 years and how this will impact on public sector net debt.

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Friday, 03 July 2015 10:44

Rising demand is a struggle to handle - Pensions Ombudsman

The Pensions Ombudsman has admitted it has been struggling to cope with rising demand as figures show a 42% increase in investigations over five years.

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Wednesday, 01 July 2015 10:29

Standard annuity rate rises to highest level this year

The standard annuity rate rose to its highest level for the whole of 2015 during June, according to figures released this morning.

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Tuesday, 30 June 2015 10:04

'It's clear pension scammers are already preying'

One in five over 55s may have been targeted by scammers looking to trick people out of their savings.

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Friday, 26 June 2015 12:19

Devil and Thor legend trek: Pensions firm hailed by charity

A Cystic Fibrosis charity has thanked staff at a pensions company for raising nearly £4,000 by trekking to a huge hollow where the devil tormented the god Thor, according to legend.

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Friday, 26 June 2015 11:49

'We must safeguard annuities plan against scammers and not rush'

Parliament: ABI has set out its concerns to the Government

Protection for the rights of dependents and beneficiaries particularly vulnerable older people must be cemented before secondary annuity market plans go ahead, the ABI says.

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Tuesday, 23 June 2015 12:19

Gap grows in purchase funds size for annuity vs drawdown

The difference between the average purchase funds size for a lifetime annuity versus drawdown has grown almost three times bigger since the launch of the pension freedoms, research suggests.

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Monday, 22 June 2015 11:29

Mike Morrison: Govt call for firms to up their game is ironic

We live in an instantaneous world – if I go on Amazon I can have my purchase with me the next day, banking can be done at the click of a mouse and bills can be paid without even getting up in the morning.

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Friday, 19 June 2015 11:47