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Enhanced pension annuity sales rise
Sales of enhanced annuities in the UK rose 24 per cent to £1.79bn in 2009
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Employees face more pension cuts
Investors are being urged to take more control of their retirement savings, as workplace pensions come under increasing pressure.
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Rise in people retiring early
Many people aged between 50 and 54 are retiring now ahead of the forthcoming rise in minimum retirement age to 55.
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Women at risk of financial gap in retirement
Half of married men purchase a single life annuity instead of a joint one at retirement, leaving their spouses no pension income if the men were to pass away earlier, according to a latest Standard Life research.
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Beware hidden costs on Sipps
Investors seeking to boost their retirement savings through low-cost Sipps should look beyond the headline charges
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Companies slash pension funding
Nearly one in ten companies cut contributions into employee pension plans last year
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Employees offered pension alternatives
Changes to the pension tax rules for high earners are pushing once- obscure investment schemes into the mainstream
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With-profits bonuses frozen
Legal & General is the latest life insurer to freeze annual bonus rates for with-profits policyholders
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More flexibility in third way pensions
Pre-retirees looking for alternatives to conventional annuities, where rates are at near-record lows, have more options with growth in the "flexible" pension market.
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Should I contract in to the state pension?
I have a personal pension with Prudential worth £40,000 that I used to contract out of Serps for the past 20 years. Prudential has told me there is a "high risk" I will be worse off if I stay out of the state scheme
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Q&A: End of tax year pension planning
Ask the expert: Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at Hargreaves Lansdown, answers readers' queries on end of year tax planning for your pension and retirement options
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Over 55s 'fail to save' for retirement
Many older people will enter retirement in poor financial shape with two fifths of pre-retirees not saving anything for when they will no longer be in work, according to a new report.
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Pension income falls by more than 70%
Older individuals will struggle to fund a comfortable retirement unless they dramatically increase their pension contributions
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Pensioners sent wrong tax codes
Thousands of pensioners may have been sent the wrong tax code following the introduction of a new computer system at HM Revenue & Customs.
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Pension tax break at risk
Wealthy families are being urged to snap up a little-used tax break by making pension contributions for non-working spouses and children
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From The Financial Times