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Adair Turner, chairman of the UK Pensions Commission, unveiled a controversial report that may shape retirement for millions of people in Britain for decades to come. Get the latest news and analysis on the growing pensions funding problems and read Lord Turner’s answers to FT.com readers’ questions.
UK companies look to offload pension risks
More of the UK’s 100 biggest listed companies are looking to get rid of pension liabilities as the price of offloading their risk has fallen
Paternoster’s pension concept comes of age
Pension buy-out specialists have seen £4.1bn in pension liabilities shifted to the sector in the six months to March 31 and expect a pipeline of possible business that could top £10bn this year
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Blair must not repeat history on pensions reform
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Pensions could flourish in a bureau de change
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Pension funds’ flight to gilts is a tragic farce
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Ask the expert: Adair Turner on pensions
Adair Turner, chairman of the UK Pensions Commission, answers your questions in an exclusive live Q&A on FT.com along with Nick Timmins, the FT’s public policy editor whose ground-breaking reporting and analysis have shaped the debate.
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Nicholas Timmins: The Turner report
The FT’s Social Policy Editor, outlines the key recommendations of Lord Adair Turner’s pensions report, which embraces longer working lives in return for a more generous state pension.
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