When it comes to planning for retirement, one of the most effective strategies is to fully leverage the contributions your employer makes to your pension plan. These contributions can significantly ...

Capital at risk. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. The aim of investing in a pension scheme is to build up a sum of money that can provide ...

Fear that a cash-strapped Government might come after pensions with new rules, caps and taxes is unlikely to let up in the ...

Flexible benefits is any design that enables the employee to have some choice in the type or coverage of the benefits they receive in the workplace. In practice, this covers a wide spectrum. Total ...

Any scheme which offers money from a pension fund before minimum pension age, or offers more than 25 per cent tax free cash, should ring alarm bells. Pension liberation schemes sound immensely ...

Fewer businesses offer traditional pension plans these days. Some programs still survive, particularly in the public sector. If you'd like to learn how a pension works, and even how to track down an ...

The city of Rutland’s pension system, like municipal and state pensions across the country, is underfunded. Assets in the investment, at about $72 million, are insufficient to meet long-term ...

Chancellor George Osborne announced all retirees to be would receive free, face-to-face guidance before making their decision on how to access their pension. This ‘guidance guarantee’ rapidly evolved ...

Investment managers pushing the envelope on performance, service and innovation are being celebrated this month in the second part of the Pension and Investment Provider Awards 2020. The 21st annual ...

Pensions have been a cornerstone of retirement in America for decades. Imagine working for the same employer for decades, then receiving a guaranteed income after retirement. This was a promise of ...

A U.K. government-appointed task force published a guide to help pension funds and their trustees to better understand and assess social factors in their investment decisions and stewardship. The ...

Private equity and other illiquid private market investment funds have become increasingly relevant to pension fund investors in recent years as they have sought to diversify a minority proportion of ...