State Pension Equalisation Day masks ‘gender discrimination’

Men and women will for the first time share the same state pension age of 65 from tomorrow (6 November 2018) marking a major pensions milestone set in train 25 years ago but critics say the change is far from fair to women.

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Half of over-50s plan to work after retirement age

Research has shown that 5 million over-50s plan to continue working in retirement and 300,000 of these plan never to stop.

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Towers questions rapid rise in predicted state pension age

The State Pension Pension age will reach 70 by 2063 but will rise more slowly than the Government's Autumn Statement last week suggested, according to analysis by Towers Watson. Read more...

Autumn Statement: Boost for ETFs as stamp duty axed

Chancellor George Osborne surprised the City today in his Autumn Statement by scrapping the stamp duty on Exchange Traded Funds - among a raft of measures to boost business and investment. Read more...