Mothercare eyes deal to protect UK pension schemes
Mothercare is looking to move the pension schemes for its troubled UK business into its profitable parent group.
Pensions
Millennials ‘would invest more into pensions for worthy investments’
UK millennials would save more into their pensions if they felt it would benefit worthy causes, research has found.
Reckless bosses who run pensions into the ground face up to seven years in jail
Reckless bosses who plunder pension schemes will face up to seven years in jail under new legislation.
‘No Troubles pension for injured paramilitaries convicted of terror attacks’
Paramilitaries injured while committing terror attacks will not receive a Troubles pension if they were convicted of the crime, according to anticipated Government proposals.
High Court dismisses state pension age challenge by women born in 1950s
Women affected by controversial changes to the state pension age have lost their landmark High Court fight against the Government.
Government plans pension changes to help senior NHS doctors work longer hours
Plans to change pension rules to enable NHS consultants and GPs to work longer hours without big tax bills will be set out by Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Wednesday.
Proposal to increase pension age branded ‘chilling and immoral’
Retraining people older than 50 to find jobs should be a greater priority than a “chilling and immoral” proposal to increase the pension age to 75, former pensions minister Ros Altmann has said.
Women’s pension campaigners to protest in Aberdeen for next 10 weeks
A north-east activist group will be protesting in Aberdeen for the next 10 weeks.
Pension scheme advisers face tougher rules but avoid break-up
Investment consultants to the UK’s £1.6 trillion pension fund industry face tougher rules and mandatory tendering, but have escaped a forced break-up after a probe by the competition watchdog.
Pension scheme advisers face tougher rules but avoid break-up
Investment consultants to the UK’s £1.6 trillion pension fund industry face tougher rules and mandatory tendering, but have escaped a forced break-up after a probe by the competition watchdog.
Lecturers in walkout at Scottish universities over pensions row dispute
A wave of strike action in a bitter row over pensions got under way at universities across Scotland today.
Dispute over pensions could see Aberdeen university staff strike for fortnight
Hundreds of members of staff at an Aberdeen university have voted to back calls for strike action in a dispute over pensions.
Aberdeen bus drivers could vote on industrial action after row over pensions
BUS drivers in Aberdeen could be balloted on industrial action amid claims pension contributions from employers have been cut.