Royal Bank of Scotland proposes pension cuts to curtail risk and running costs

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is planning to cut the pensions benefits of 60,000 staff.

How employers can help employees make informed decisions about their pensions

At a time of economic and financial uncertainty, and with changes ahead for UK employers, the time is right to think about the pensions employers provide to employees. Often unsure of the options and...

Defined-contribution pension assets are back where they were a year ago

The value of the UK's defined-contribution pension assets has returned to the levels of September 2008, reaching 451 billion.

More than half of defined-benefit pension schemes will be closed by 2012

More than a million employees in defined-benefit (DB) pensions will have to move into defined-contribution (DC) schemes by 2012, new research reveals.

Pensions regulator to make sure pensions trustees help members make informed decisions about their pensions

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a campaign to promote better practice in defined-contribution pension schemes.

E.on launches salary sacrifice pension arrangement

E.on, the energy provider, has launched a salary sacrifice arrangement for its defined contribution pension scheme and successfully transferred 96% of eligible staff into the option.

Barclays injects 500 million into pension following announcement of final salary scheme closure

Barclays has pumped 500 million into its pension scheme following unrest from staff at the closure of its final salary arrangement.

The Pensions Quality Mark should restore staff confidence in pensions and encourage bigger savings

The Government continues to drive its 2012 Personal Accounts legislation forward, with the aim of auto-enrolling every employee in the country into a workplace pension. In response to this, we are...

Only three FTSE 100 employers disclose they have defined benefit pension schemes new recruits can join

Cadbury, Diageo and Tesco are the only UK FTSE 100 employers that reveal in their financial accounts they still offer defined benefit pension schemes to new joiners.

Truth about public-sector pensions obscured by "dodgy statistics and scaremongering", claims TUC

'Fat cat' pensions in the public sector are a myth, according to the TUC.

More than a tenth of staff are cutting their pension contributions or stopping them altogether

More than one in 10 employees (16%) have reduced the amount they contribute to their defined- contribution pension scheme or stopped saving altogether.

NSPCC closes final salary pension scheme for all staff

The National Society for the Provention of Cruelty to Children is to close its final-salary pension scheme.

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