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Divorce 'cuts expected retirement income by 16%'Divorcees expect their retirement income to be up to 16% lower than people who have stayed married, according to research published by Prudential today. 19 June 2013
Independent Scotland 'would fully protect pensions'An independent Scotland would provide stronger guarantees on state pension increases than the UK currently offers, Scottish finance secretary John Swinney has claimed. 19 June 2013
Liability-driven investment by pension schemes 'up to £446bn'The amount of pension scheme liabilities managed using a liability-driven investment strategy to reduce risk increased by 11% last year to £446bn, according to figures published by KPMG today. 17 June 2013
Long-term guarantees report 'should form basis of Solvency II deal'Publication of a report on how long-term guarantees should be treated under Solvency II should allow 'urgent' political agreement to be reached on the legislation needed for the rules to be introduced, the European Commission has claimed. 17 June 2013
Regulation 'threatens insurers' role as investors for growth'Regulatory pressures could prevent the European insurance industry from playing a leading role in investing in economic growth, a report has warned. 14 June 2013
European insurance premiums 'up to €1.114trn in 2012'The total value of premiums written by Europe's insurers reached €1.114 trillion last year despite the difficult economic environment, figures published by Insurance Europe today have revealed. 12 June 2013
Three-quarters of pension schemes 'have outsourced administration'An increasing number of UK private sector pension schemes are outsourcing their administration in a bid to save costs and deal with increased regulatory requirements, a survey published by Aon Hewitt has found. 12 June 2013
UK pension deficits dropped by over £70bn last monthThe combined deficit of the UK's defined benefit pension schemes fell by almost one-third last month, according to figures published today by the Pension Protection Fund. 11 June 2013
Variations in early death rates 'shocking', says health secretaryLocal authorities must take the lead in addressing 'shocking' regional variations in early death rates, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said today. 11 June 2013
Equity release could help close pensions gap, says Towers WatsonEurope's homeowners' could increase their retirement income by as much as €20bn a year if they tapped into the value of their property using equity release, Towers Watson claimed today. 10 June 2013

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