Twenty million workers are set to benefit from the new Pensions Bill, according to the Government, but this doesn’t include those who are self-employed. There are 4.4 million self-employed workers in ...

Capital at risk. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. The aim of investing in a pension scheme is to build up a sum of money that can provide ...

This was a popular way of saving for retirement as what the employee receives in retirement was defined by the employer in advance of them retiring, regardless of investment performance. The benefits ...

Any scheme which offers money from a pension fund before minimum pension age, or offers more than 25 per cent tax free cash, should ring alarm bells. Pension liberation schemes sound immensely ...

Flexible benefits is any design that enables the employee to have some choice in the type or coverage of the benefits they receive in the workplace. In practice, this covers a wide spectrum. Total ...

Fewer businesses offer traditional pension plans these days. Some programs still survive, particularly in the public sector. If you'd like to learn how a pension works, and even how to track down an ...

The city of Rutland’s pension system, like municipal and state pensions across the country, is underfunded. Assets in the investment, at about $72 million, are insufficient to meet long-term ...

A U.K. government-appointed task force published a guide to help pension funds and their trustees to better understand and assess social factors in their investment decisions and stewardship. The ...

Many trustees will currently be dealing with transfer requests from members where they suspect the receiving scheme is involved with pension liberation. Pension liberation involves individuals being ...