The average age of retirement has risen as many people, unable to afford to leave work, have pushed it back.

20 February 2012

A shock rise in retail trade was seen in January as New Year sales helped price inflation fall to its lowest level for over two years.

20 February 2012

The total deficit of private sector final salary pension schemes fell by more than £5 billion in one month, figures have revealed.

17 February 2012

A lot more work is needed before public sector pension reform negotiations between unions and the Government are resolved.

16 February 2012

The Bank of England has said that Britain is likely to avoid a new recession after recent industry surveys indicated renewed growth.

16 February 2012

A million older people may be missing out on state money to which they are entitled in cold weather, according to ministers.

14 February 2012

The UK economy should avoid a double-dip recession, although its rate of growth will be lower than expected.

14 February 2012

Shopping around for the best annuity and working for one year after state pension age could triple a male earner's yearly retirement income.

10 February 2012

Almost two million female workers could lose out if a change is made to proposals for auto-enrolment, research suggests.

09 February 2012

The new year has failed to have a positive effect on the accounting deficit of defined benefit pension schemes in the UK, figures show.

08 February 2012