Monday, May 24th, 2010

Many over-45s are deluding themselves about the pension income and lifestyle they will achieve in retirement. For most, their reality will fall short of their hopes by around £5,000 a year, according to AXA.
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Investors can save thousands with regular financial planning advice and financial reviews. Fine-tune your financial planning with regular reviews of your mortgage deal, funds investments, and pension planning.
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Government pension changes likely to be introduced based on pre-election pledges by the Conservatives and the Lib Dems are currently being presented as benefits that will increase pension income from both state and private pensions. Dig a little deeper, however, and we see that the pension changes are primarily designed to save the state money.
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Now that the new government has been confirmed as a Conservative / LibDem coalition, there are several key implications for the Basic State Pension and the whole pensions area. Click the above headline to read where the Conservatives and the LibDems already agree on pensions.
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
The pensions landscape is braced for further changes, as a new Government is expected to continue reshaping pensions provision in the UK. The only certainty is that pension planning by the individual has never been more critical, in an age when other stakeholders seek only to reduce their commitment to pensions provision.
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Monday, April 26th, 2010

Every UK company will soon be required to offer pensions to all employees, following the launch of the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST). However, employers who act now can still exempt themselves from NEST by setting up their own scheme.
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Friday, March 26th, 2010

Using the facility of ‘substitution’ a divorced homemaker, who has never worked, can obtain a state pension, by claiming on her former partner’s National Insurance contributions.
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010

The £600m loan to set up the NEST government pension scheme is to be repaid by a 2% levy on members’ pension savings. Members may also lose state pension credits, because of their NEST savings, experts warn.
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
Women turning 60 and claiming their basic state pension before April 6th stand to lose up to £20,000 of retirement income, compared to women turning 60 later this year. New rules that will apply after 6th April significantly relax the requirements to receive the full basic state pension for women.
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Are you one of the 27% of people soon to retire, who will rely on the basic state pension as their main means of support? If so, then you could be receiving basic state pension benefits that currently stand at less than £5,000 a year.
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