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Friday, 25 August 2017 17:05
Claire Trott: Pension scams come in many guises
Pension scams come in many guises and cold calling is just one unwelcome activity that can easily target the vulnerable and lonely.
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Tuesday, 22 August 2017 11:13
46% drop in pension income for retirees in 2017
People retiring today are having to cope with a 46% drop in their pension income compared to the money they could have expected before the credit crunch.
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Thursday, 03 August 2017 10:34
Standard Life says Partial DB option is a must
Standard Life has called for the partial transfer option to be a mandatory part of DB transfer advice.
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Tuesday, 01 August 2017 11:15
Regulator uses powers 50,000 times for pension failures
Fixed penalties worth nearly £5million were issued to companies for failing to comply with auto-enrolment in the last financial year.
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Wednesday, 02 August 2017 06:00
IFS reveals how much worse off women are from state pension changes
About 1.1million women are £32 worse off per week on average as a result of state pension age changes, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says.
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Wednesday, 26 July 2017 15:11
Claire Trott: We live in hope of no rise for normal minimum pension age
I went into a meeting for only a couple of hours and come out to find out that for many the state pension age will be 68 rather than 67 as they were expecting, for me however there is no change – well not yet anyway.
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Thursday, 27 July 2017 12:59
‘Floodgates open for conmen’ – Scams target 1.8m in 3 months
Potential scammers have targeted 1.8m people aged over 50 in the last three months, according to a new report.
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Wednesday, 26 July 2017 10:47
Mike Morrison: FCA DB transfer plans fail to cover contingent charging
I have just finished AJ Bell’s annual tour of the UK where a host of lucky advisers got to hear me talk about the current key pension issues.
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Monday, 24 July 2017 15:54
Putting their foot in it - Oppenham and Gauke’s faux pas
The fall-out from a General Election inevitably involves a game of musical chairs; masquerading as a Parliamentary reshuffle.
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Friday, 21 July 2017 11:35
State pension age rise fails to 'go far enough'
The Adam Smith Institute says the move to raise the state pension age to 68 earlier than planned fails to go far enough.
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