Bonds: a safe place for returns?

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It’s no secret that pensioners who are already drawing an income from their funds are suffering under the credit crisis.
Anything invested in stocks and shares would likely have seen a terrible bounce over the past year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, followed by the FTSE 100 reaching a high this October.
Despite that positive news, [...]

Invest in schools through private finance initiatives

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UK local authority pension funds officials are currently looking at the possibility of investing in schools throughout the UK through private finance initiatives, which of course, would be a huge development for the UK Education system.
The legalities are just being drawn up, but there is a good chance that the deals may start to take [...]

Pensions are old

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I see here they mention that half of the 39% of the participants in the survey, saying that they did not have a pension in place are under 18 years old.
While I think it might be a good idea to have something small in place, it is not surprising to see under 18’s without a [...]

Follow BAe Systems’ lead on pensions

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It is good to see that some employers actually respect their employers and will do everything in their power to ensure the likes of pensions stay as stable as possible for the future.
It would be even better to see a few other major players in employment follow BAe Systems’ example.
Follow BAe Systems’ lead on pensions
Unite, [...]

Railway pensions under threat

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Britain has had a fairly stable railway service for a number of years, so its no wonder why the second largest union got concerned when it heard about threats within the railway employment, regarding pensions.
The union will be presuring workers to vote for industrial action, most of the 7,000 workers are expected to vote in [...]

Fear of pension scheme’s

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Many businesses are worried that pension schemes could have more of a negative affect on their business, than a positive one.
This comes after statistics revealed that around 90 percent of companies expressed they were worried about the affect pensions schemes would have on their business.
Fear of pension scheme’s
Nine out of 10 companies are worried about [...]

Rolls Royce feel the wrath of pension deficit

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Several civil aircraft manufacturers have began to see a slow down in their revenue thanks to the uncertainty and insecurity that surrounds the pension markets.
The current uncertainty has led to companies such as Rolls Royce loosing huge chunks of their original share value.
Rolls Royce feel the wrath of pension deficit

Rolls-Royce lost 12p to 321¾p amid [...]

Pension deficits retreat

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The property market saw a slight recovery in January, with a slight rise in house value throughout the month, and the Pension sector is seeing a similar positive outlook.
January saw The Pension Protection Fund announce their deficit decrease by £4bn, now standing at £191bn.
Pension deficits retreat

The position of the UK’s private sector, final salary, pension [...]

Pension buy outs slow down

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Aon Consulting are suggesting that throughout 2009, the Pension buy out market is likely to slow considerably; definitely not the only market in difficulty.
2008 was a good year for the pension buy out market, where both the value of deals and the actual number of deals saw a huge increase, something that is likely to [...]

Retirement savers need stability

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Retirement savers are definitely not being shown enough respect from the banks or the Government.
The pensions industry needs to step up their game to ensure that savers are being offered the best deals.

Retirement savers need stability
Following the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) research into the benefits of long-term saving, MetLife is urging the government [...]