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Research from Legal & General shows that the inclusion of some features of The USA & New Zealand pension systems could increase pensions savings in The UK.

Almost one in five (18 per cent) of UK workers say they have reduced the amount they save for an occupational or private pension as a result of the credit crunch, according to research by Prudential.

Some 1.5 million pension holders are teetering on the brink of halting their pension contributions in an effort to stave off the effects of the impending recession, according to new research from AXA.

Prudential has announced that it is reducing final bonus rates on its with-profits policies in response to the sustained downturn across world markets and the continuing poor investment environment.

Pension funds are continuing to move their assets out of equities and into other investment classes, according to a survey from the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

As stock markets continue their volatile ride, members of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are thinking more than ever about how this affects their pension.

AXA Winterthur Wealth Management is to launch the first product from its new business model - The One from Winterthur - its new style Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) offering.

Pension savers need increased protection against transfer risks when they turn funds into retirement income despite industry initiatives to speed up annuitisation, Virgin Money warns.

Brits are failing to safeguard their future with effective long term financial planning, according to research from life insurer Zurich.

Just four weeks after the relaxation of the rules governing the self-investment of Protected Rights, new research reveals that clients of some SIPP providers could be paying extra for self-investing Protected Rights money into a SIPP.