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Working longer could raise £13bn

Retirement Planner| 08 Jul 2010 | 17:27

Enabling people to work one more year after the state pension age could result in a GDP increase of 1% or £13bn, says L&G's Adrian Boulding

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Sex change woman wins right to pension at 60

A woman who had a sex-change operation 10 years ago has won her battle to receive a pension from the age of 60.

IFAonline| 25 Jun 2010 | 14:00
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Tory pensions minister Waterson loses Eastbourne seat

Nigel Waterson, the Tory pensions minister, has lost the Eastbourne seat he has held for 18 years to the Liberal Democrats.

IFAonline| 07 May 2010 | 08:00

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Royal London new business up 56% in Q1

Royal London new life and pensions business increased by more than 50% in Q1 this year, led by a strong performance from its pensions arm Scottish Life.

IFAonline| 04 May 2010 | 11:00
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OMO more important than pensions/earnings link- McPhail

Re-linking pensions with earnings will not profit retirees as much as knowledge of the open market option (OMO), says Hargreaves Lansdown's Tom McPhail.

IFAonline| 30 Apr 2010 | 08:00
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Contracting-out to be abolished in 2012

Contracting-out of the state second pension is to be abolished from 6 April 2012, the Government has confirmed.

IFAonline| 16 Mar 2010 | 14:29
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Retired expats lose pensions discrimination case

Retired expats have been denied millions in pension payments, following a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgement today.

IFAonline| 16 Mar 2010 | 11:42
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Transsexual fights for early pension rights

A transsexual is mounting a legal battle to have her pension backdated to 60, the age at which women are entitled to claim.

IFAonline| 05 Mar 2010 | 13:06
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An international issue

Mike Morrison discusses how the recent Carson case should heighten awareness of pension issues for those who have retired abroad

Retirement Planner| 25 Feb 2010 | 09:00
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Late election date could cost pensioners £600m - study

Gordon Brown's choice of General Election date will affect when the state pension must be linked to earnings, making a late election bad for pensioners but good for taxpayers, according to Towers Watson.

IFAonline| 23 Feb 2010 | 07:50
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It's Groundhog Day - which issues keep re-appearing?

Today is Groundhog Day, made famous by Bill Murray’s film of the same name, in which Murray’s character is forced to continually re-live 2 February.

IFAonline| 02 Feb 2010 | 15:45
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Gurkhas lose pension case

The Gurkhas have lost a High Court test case with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over their pension rights today.

IFAonline| 11 Jan 2010 | 15:35
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The 'Age Wage': Axa calls public vote to rename pensions

Axa is asking the public to vote on a new name for pensions as part of its My Budget Day financial awareness programme.

IFAonline| 27 Nov 2009 | 09:52