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£150m bid for Acorn Care and Education

Acorn Care and Education, which provides services for children with learning disabilities, has begun exclusive sale talks with Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
17/Jan/2010 00:00

Is Honor avenging her pension at Directgov?

Congratulations to Honor Blackman. The actress best known as Cathy Gale from The Avengers, or Pussy Galore from Goldfinger if you prefer, has just landed a job promoting the..
telegraph 16/Jan/2010 18:58

Early pension access 'unadvisable'

Investors are being urged not to access their pensions before the age of 55 unless they have no other income, ahead of a change to the rules in the next tax year
ft 15/Jan/2010 18:48

Retirement age debate

An end to the default retirement age was signalled this week – which pension advisers said would bring employees greater flexibility over their retirement plans
ft 15/Jan/2010 18:11

Council tax rise needed due to local government pensions black hole

Council tax will rise and services face cuts to plug the looming £60 billion hole in local government pensions.
telegraph 15/Jan/2010 12:08

Can I cash in my pension AVCs?

If I make additional voluntary contributions to my company pension will I be able to take the money as a lump sum when I retire?
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
15/Jan/2010 10:39

Government accused over Equitable Life payments

Policyholders at Equitable Life have accused the Government of dragging its feet a year after it promised to make speedy payments to people hit by the problems at the society.
telegraph 15/Jan/2010 09:40

Barclays' 'low risk advice' cost me £24k

Barclays is being accused again of dodging paying full compensation to a pensioner misled into gambling her nest egg on risky investments
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
14/Jan/2010 00:00

How best to build a pension for my wife?

My wife is a non-taxpayer. How do I invest in a pension for her to take advantage of the Government top-up?
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
14/Jan/2010 00:00

Work 'til you drop: Q&A

Harriet Harman, the minister for women and equality, is bringing forward plans to scrap the retirement age of 65.
telegraph 13/Jan/2010 14:22

Workers' pensions contributions to be cut

Workers' retirement plans are being thrown into disarray by employers' plans to cut pensions contributions in response to Government reforms, it was claimed.
telegraph 12/Jan/2010 17:59

Employers to cut workers' pension contributions

Employers are set to cut the contributions they make to their workers' pensions as a result of new pension reforms.
telegraph 12/Jan/2010 15:47

Aviva holds with-profits bonus rates

Aviva has held regular bonus rates for the vast majority of its 2.1m with profits customers, as the country's largest provider of the long term investments plans benefitted from the market..
ft 12/Jan/2010 13:10

Pension fund finances improving

The finances of 7,400 private final salary pension schemes improved in December, the Pension Protection Fund says.
bbc 12/Jan/2010 13:20

Am I paying too much tax?

I'm still working at age 70 and I'm worried that I may be paying too much tax on my earnings and pensions
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
12/Jan/2010 11:56

Retirement laws must be more flexible

Telegraph View Removing the outdated retirement point is an essential first step towards a more flexible and sensible pattern to work.
telegraph 11/Jan/2010 19:27

The man meant to save Britain's pensions

Jeff Prestridge speaks to Tim Jones, the man charged with undoing Britain's pensions timebomb with a national retirement savings scheme
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
11/Jan/2010 00:00

Working past retirement age: your rights

As the Government plans to no longer force people to retire at 65, we look at the present rights for those wanting to work past retirement age
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
11/Jan/2010 00:00

Retirement age could be scrapped

Workers would no longer be forced to retire at 65 and could dictate their working hours to their employer under radical new Government proposals
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
11/Jan/2010 00:00

Equitable savers can use bonus to leave

Investors with Equitable Life may be able to use bonuses given on their with-profit investments to subsidise the costs of moving their money
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
10/Jan/2010 00:00

More pensioners working than ever before

The worst recession since the 1930s may have taken a heavy toll on jobs market, but more workers of retirement age are working than ever before
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
09/Jan/2010 00:00

Matthew Vincent: Pensions miss the starter's gun

The government needs to be swifter, higher, stronger... in the Olympian task of launching the new workplace pension
ft 08/Jan/2010 18:48

With-profits bonus season is upon us

The announcement of a 5.5 per cent year-end bonus on Equitable Life's with-profits policies drew criticism this week from pensions advisers who had expected larger payouts because of the..
ft 08/Jan/2010 17:57

Government builds its Nest for flagship pension

The Government’s flagship scheme to encourage millions of low and moderate earners into saving for retirement was given a name yesterday, Nest, along with a suitable logo, an egg.
times 08/Jan/2010 00:00

Pensioners could lose £3,500 if they apply for boiler scrappage

Pensioners have been urged to check first if they are eligible for a Warm Front grant - or risk missing out on £3,500.
telegraph 07/Jan/2010 17:24

Pensioners could lose £3,500 if they apply for boiler scrappage

Pensioners looking to take advantage of the scheme have been urged to check first if they are eligible for a Warm Front grant - or risk missing out on £3,500.
telegraph 07/Jan/2010 17:24

Personal Account pensions renamed 'Nest'

Personal Accounts, the Government's bid to stave off the pension crisis, have been re-branded as National Employment Savings Trust (Nest)
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
07/Jan/2010 00:00

Calls for state pension of £130 a week

The state pension should be raise to £130 a week, according to the first manifesto of its kind from Saga.
telegraph 06/Jan/2010 14:14

Postcode pensions

Where you live can affect the price of your annuity
bbc 06/Jan/2010 00:54

New bonuses for Equitable savers

Troubled pension company Equitable Life reverses last year's cut in policy values and awards its savers an interim bonus.
bbc 05/Jan/2010 10:07

Public vs private pensions gulf is insulting

How long before private sector workers revolt against the pensions apartheid imposed on them by a government favouring the public sector?
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
05/Jan/2010 00:00

Death knell rings for final salary pensions

More than 75,000 private-sector workers were robbed of their final-salary pensions last year, Money Mail research reveals
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
05/Jan/2010 00:00

Final salary schemes 'all but extinct'

Generous final salary pensions are "all but extinct", experts warned, as figures showed nine out of 10 schemes are closed to new entrants.
telegraph 04/Jan/2010 16:12

Pension savings 'deteriorating'

Nine out of 10 final-salary pension schemes are now closed to new entrants as employers balk at the cost, a report says.
bbc 04/Jan/2010 13:11

Nine in 10 defined benefit pensions schemes now closed

Employers continue to move away from the high cost schemes, research shows.
telegraph 04/Jan/2010 06:08

Final salary pension schemes die out

Final salary pension schemes open to new members are all but extinct and a quarter of employers say they will cut their provision for existing members when new personal pension accounts..
ft 04/Jan/2010 00:20

Hidden charges 'hit appeal of Sipps'

Confusing charges on self-invested personal pensions are costing investors thousands and putting them off saving for retirement
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
04/Jan/2010 00:00

Nine out of ten final salary schemes closed

Some 90% of all final salary pension schemes are closed to new members, according to actuaries, with the remainder now under serious threat
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
04/Jan/2010 00:00

Third of FTSE companies plan pension liabilities cut

At least a third of the UK's 100 largest companies are planning to cut pension liabilities through outsourcing or other means of derisking their schemes, according to pension..
telegraph 02/Jan/2010 19:53

Better pensions on the open market

Pre-retirees who shop around for an annuity are 50 times more likely to get a better income
ft 31/Dec/2009 17:20

How can I cut my NICs costs?

My company pension scheme is not structured for "salary sacrifice" – can I do anything about this to save on National Insurance contributions (NICs)?
ft 31/Dec/2009 17:24

Price of a home rises £90,000 during the Noughties

Average value rose from £75,000 to £162,000 by end of the decade.
telegraph 31/Dec/2009 12:52

Banks accused of profiteering in 2009

Banks have been accused of profiteering as new figures show they increased their profit margins on mortgages.
telegraph 31/Dec/2009 11:45

Britain's most expensive street is London square

Britain's most expensive street has been revealed as a London square where the average home costs £5.4 million.
telegraph 28/Dec/2009 13:13

One million fewer Britons in company pension scheme than ten years ago

More than a million fewer Britons are members of a company pension scheme than a decade ago, according to official figures uncovered by the Conservatives.
telegraph 27/Dec/2009 14:17

£10 Christmas pension bonus is 'a joke'

Pensioners have been awarded a Christmas bonus of just £10 this year - the same amount as when it was introduced almost four decades ago
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
22/Dec/2009 00:00

Defined pension scheme shortfall 'passes £100bn'

The funding shortfall faced by the UK's biggest defined benefit pension schemes has broken through the £100 billion barrier for the first time, research said today.
independent 21/Dec/2009 11:46

Final salary gap: what you need to know

The 5m people in final salary pension schemes are facing a shortfall amounting to £20,000 each. What do you need to know if yours is at risk?
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
21/Dec/2009 00:00

Multi-million pound deals protect pensions

More than 20,000 pensioners who worked at chocolate firm Cadbury or for local authorities in Berkshire should be protected by deals agreed last week
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
19/Dec/2009 00:00

Move fast to get pension funds at 50

Savers in their early 50s have barely three months to decide whether to dip into their pensions while they still can
thisismoney (daily mail, eve. standard, metro)
19/Dec/2009 00:00

Employees able to retire earlier

Rises in the stock market this year are now allowing people to retire earlier than they had feared, new research shows.
ft 18/Dec/2009 19:44

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