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Pensions communications are failing to break down complicated issues for savers, leaving more than a quarter clueless about how much they have accumulated, research suggests.

Companies could be forced to funnel another £250bn into their final salary pension schemes over the next decade because of ultra-low interest rates and QE, according to a report.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its long-awaited defined ambition (DA) paper, setting out three proposals for new structures for schemes, including a 'flexible' defined benefit (DB) model which would see the removal of indexation...

Pensions minister Steve Webb says the upcoming consultation on defined ambition will not set out prescriptive single-model options for enhanced defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) provision.

Delays, overpayments, errors and entitlement disputes topped the list of complaints investigated by The Pension Advisory Service's (TPAS) over the past year.

High and opaque charges are harming savers with defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, according to the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP).

James Baxter discusses the issue of whether clients need to consider transferring their deferred defined benefit pensions

Do you think MPs should give up their 'gold-plated' defined benefit pensions?

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