Pensions Guide: State Pensions

The most important financial decisions you’re likely to make in your life are those concerning your retirement. To have a secure future with a comfortable standard of living after you’ve stopped working, you’ll need to plan your finances carefully.Pensions are becoming more and more important as people now live longer into their retirement. Lifestyles have [...]

New survey triggers concerns for pension safety-net

It has been revealed that up to 91% of final salary schemes cannot afford to pay out benefits, with the under-funded schemes carrying deficits of over £228 billion.The PPF takes around £700 million from companies every year, but this has proved too little and doesn’t cover its liabilities. The PPF has a deficit of around [...]