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Ivan Martin, the former head of the Misys banking software division, walked away from the company last year with a near £1m pay-off, reports the Independent .

The Conservative Party is considering the reintroduction of the right-to-buy scheme and widening of shared ownership for first-time buyers if elected into government.

The Department for Work and Pensions has defended the Financial Assistance Scheme as the best way to compensate those who have lost their pensions.

The Liberal Democrats have expressed doubts as to whether the pensions white paper offers the right foundation for the introduction of personal accounts.

There's an inherent problem with home information packs: while most people agree the current system we have for buying or selling a property is antiquated and needs to be improved, no one can agree on a way to make the process more efficient and consumer-friendly....

The Conservative party has been accused of deliberately misleading the public over home information packs (Hip) and of using their introduction to the housing market next summer as a political football.

Lenders are generally supportive of home information packs (Hip) according to a survey published by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (Cml).

The Conservatives have welcomed a ruling forcing the Treasury to disclose information on the removal of tax credits on dividends.

The National Pensions Savings Scheme (Npss) should be implemented into a culture where opting out is actively discouraged, claims former pensions minister John Denham MP.

The white paper on pensions reform has been given a lukewarm reception by the two opposing political parties, with the Liberal Democrats saying while some parts are welcome, the reforms will ultimately fail to deliver a pensions solution.