UK and Japan top global retirement savings index
Retirees should put aside seven times their household income compared to at least 10 times elsewhere
Pension
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Australians have more in pension pot than they expect
A new study found people will be financially comfortable in retirement, contrary to popular belief
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Women in UK get 40% less pension than men
Study finds the pension shortfall is almost double the gender pay gap
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Quarter of over-55s unaware of pension tax, L&G study finds
Of more than 2,000 over-55-year-olds surveyed in the UK, 21% would be ‘shocked’ to pay tax on their pension
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Pension freedom users need to plan ahead, experts say
Advisers are ‘not educated enough’ to help over-55 investors
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DWP claims it will cost £500m to ‘unfreeze’ expat pensions
Uprating of expat pensions bound by legal requirements in the country to which person has retired
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58 million Indians living without a pension
Only a quarter of the 80 million people who are eligible claim just over £2 a month
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UK chancellor set to launch collective DC pensions consultation
Announcement expected to start process of implementing legal and regulatory guidelines for schemes
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Frozen pensions for expats ‘diminish quality of life’
93-year-old pension activist to present petition to Downing Street
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India’s pension system second-worst in the world
Australian index places India 33rd out of the 34 eligible markets analysed
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Do’s and do nots for pension scheme advisers
Avoid toxic phrases and use positive, plausible language to engage pension scheme members, says Invesco
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Pension freedoms could bring in £19.2bn of tax in next decade
Surging drawdowns may reduce overall tax take