Workers automatically enrolled into a workplace pension will not see their pension pot reduced by charges from consultants, under government plans.
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Police have made a number of arrests in the first operation of its kind to tackle suspected fraudulent pension liberation schemes.
Original post: Arrests follow alleged pension fraud
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Changes to the state pension, clearer rights for consumers, and measures on energy and water, are among the government’s legislative programme set out in the Queen’s Speech.
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People who live abroad will no longer be entitled to a British state pension based solely on the employment record of their spouse, under government plans.
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A system to compensate those who lost money on their pension investments with Equitable Life has been hit by “mistakes and delays”, a report says.
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In this week’s Your Money, Declan Curry looks at how to avoid fraudulent travel deals, sprucing up your garden on a budget and making the most of your pension pot.
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Rates for retirement incomes are unlikely to rise soon, a report says, prompting calls for pension savers to look at the full range of options.
Read more from the original source: Annuity rates ‘must prompt rethink’
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A mountain of maturing cheddar cheese is to be used as security for a pension fund, which includes thousands of retired milkmen
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People changing jobs are losing track of their clutch of workplace pension pots – making retirement planning more difficult, a charity says.
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Former HBOS chief James Crosby has offered to give up his knighthood and a third of pension – but should his successor Andy Hornby and the bank’s former chairman Lord Stevenson face action?
Read more: HBOS: Should Andy Hornby and Lord Stevenson get boardroom ban?