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Dec
19
2011
A bad year for pensions

2011 started with great hopes for private pensions. Flexible drawdown was to be brought in, allowing those amongst us who could first secure a minimum regular income to draw down as they wished from their pension funds. However, flexible drawdown turned out to …

Dec
18
2011
Quantitative easing and pensions

Quantitative easing has pushed many pension funds further into deficit and severely decreased retirees’ incomes, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (shortened to NAPF). The additional £75 billion the Government decided to inject into the quantitative easing programme earlier this year …

Dec
17
2011
Government confirms pension reforms

The government has confirmed that it will go ahead with changes to pensions for teachers and civil servants, although there has been no agreement reached with unions over the planned increase in contributions from many workers. Both the Department for Education and the …

Dec
16
2011
Possibly a mis-sold annuity

A story of a possibly mis-sold annuity. An 80 year old man suffering from cancer lost around £500,000 after a Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) financial adviser sold him an annuity from Aviva, which saw the insurance company keep almost …

Dec
15
2011
Pension age might rise to 74

The age at which individuals can draw their state pension might rise to 74 for those born in 2010, according to a leading accountancy firm’s recent report. The report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said the state pension age will continue to …

Dec
14
2011
Pension jokes for Christmas

When I say pension jokes for Christmas, these are jokes and they are for Christmas. When I say pension jokes, well they’re all based in a doctor’s surgery, and if you’re visiting the doctor and seeking a pension, there’s every …

Dec
13
2011
12 conditions for a better pension

If you have certain medical or lifestyle conditions you could qualify for a better pension. You could get significantly more income than someone who’s in good health. Here we highlight some common conditions. If more than one of these conditions …

Dec
12
2011
All you need to know about annuities

Annuities and pensions are very much flavour of the month currently. You can’t open a newspaper or listen to a news broadcast on the television or radio without hearing something about pensions. The problem is, though, that there is so …

Dec
11
2011
What are your pension options?

If you are thinking about your retirement, or perhaps you’re already retired, then it is important to look at all the pension options available to you. When you retire, you do not want a fall in your standard of living, and …

Dec
10
2011
Pensions or annuities

Pensions or annuities, which is it to be. Arguably, both pensions and annuities mean the same thing, an income in retirement. The word pensions everyone is familiar with, but annuities is one of the jargon words associated with pensions and retirement …

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