http://www.independent.co.uk/money/pensions/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/money/pensions/pension-black-hole-could-leave-millions-facing-misery-1812414.html http://www.independent.co.uk/money/pensions/pension-black-hole-could-leave-millions-facing-misery-1812414.html <p>The UK's state pension provision is the worst of all the G7 countries, leaving millions of British workers facing penury in retirement.</p> Pensions Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/money/pensions/state-pension-age-should-be-70-say-bosses-1805408.html http://www.independent.co.uk/money/pensions/state-pension-age-should-be-70-say-bosses-1805408.html <p> The state pension age should rise to 70 as soon as "reasonably practical", company directors argued today. </p> Pensions Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:58:43 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/money/pensions/equitable-life-losers-claim-court-victory-1803142.html http://www.independent.co.uk/money/pensions/equitable-life-losers-claim-court-victory-1803142.html <p> Equitable Life policyholders today welcomed a High Court ruling they said meant "hundreds of thousands" more people would become eligible for some form of compensation after the firm nearly collapsed. </p> Pensions Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:18:42 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/money/pensions/bridging-the-great-pensions-gap-1800799.html http://www.independent.co.uk/money/pensions/bridging-the-great-pensions-gap-1800799.html ]]> <p> If the Conservatives win the election, we're all going to have to wait longer for our state pensions. Under Tory plans, from 2016, men will have to wait an extra year for their state pension, with the pensionable age rising from 65 to 66. </p> Pensions Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100