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Q&A: Collective pension plans

Elderly drinking tea in their home ©Getty

Government outlines plan for new pension scheme

From SAVINGS 4:25pm

Pensioners see incomes fall by £2,400

Majority fall victim to yield squeeze on cash and bonds

Aviva outlines plans to boost share price Jun 17, 2013

Pensions industry views CDCs with caution

Companies likely to push for much looser regulatory regime

Steve Webb ©Getty Jun 17, 2013

Pensions industry faces restructuring

Coalition wants move to collective defined contribution schemes

Josephine Cumbo From MONEY MATTERS Jun 14, 2013

Webb urged to rethink overseas pensions

UK state pension ‘frozen’ for 565,000 pensioners

Office buildings and the Sydney Opera House stand in Sydney, Australia ©Bloomberg Jun 14, 2013

Government ‘can afford’ to uprate expat pensions

Pressure group research suggests uprating affordable

Wealthy Pesnioners ©Dreamstime Jun 14, 2013

Pension allowance option for high earners

New individual protection option allows savers to continue contributing

Seventy-five year old Jean Seddon, factory floor manager at clothes manufacturer Private White V.C. in Salford, Manchester. ©Alamy From UK Jun 12, 2013

Over-65 Britons in work top 1m for first time

Personal choice for some, financial necessity for many

From MARKETS Jun 7, 2013

Big Japan pension fund to buy more stocks

Investment strategy shift may help calm frazzled stock market

Josephine Cumbo Serious Money from ADVICE & COMMENT May 31, 2013

Don’t be tempted by pension pies

Pension increase exchanges or ‘pies’ are not usually in the interests of members, says Josephine Cumbo

May 31, 2013

Fresh hope as annuity rates rebound

Income offered for pension savings up 3% so far in 2013

From UK May 27, 2013

Gulf in fees paid by council pensions

Some authorities paying three times more to fund managers than peers

Make the Most of It May 24, 2013

Make the most of . . . a £500,000 pension pot

Would you spend on yourself or preserve for heirs?

May 24, 2013

New option for care self-funders

Just Retirement to launch immediate needs annuity

May 23, 2013

‘Think again on women’s pensions’

Fears wives will lose out under reforms

May 17, 2013

Interview transcript: Nick Poyntz-Wright

The FCA’s head of insurance talks to Josephine Cumbo

From CURRENT ISSUE May 17, 2013

Harlequin investors told not to pay up

Lawyers urge caution over resort deals

May 17, 2013

Calls for annuity website review

Consumer Panel member says better disclosure is needed before the sales process begins

May 10, 2013

High auto-enrolment pension fees face ban

Unexpected protections from overcharging contained in new legislation

May 10, 2013

Q&A: State pension and long-term care

Legislative programme outlined in Queen’s Speech