One in ten households in the UK are sitting on assets of around £1m, according to research from the London School of Economics.

One in seven workers planning to retire this year will be solely reliant on the state for their income.

When we reported changes to state pension recently, we were flooded with emails from readers who were worried about the effects on their own finances.

Breaking off a career to have a baby could cost women a pension shortfall of as much as £70,000, research suggests.

Young employees are opting in to workplace pensions at a surprising rate, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

The BoE has upgraded its outlook for growth and expects a faster fall in inflation, Sir Mervyn King said, offering a pleasant "parting gift" in his final inflation report as Governor.

One of Britain’s fastest-growing private companies is capitalising on the UK’s ageing population and the recovery in London's IPO market to push ahead with a £1bn-plus float.

The last five years have been tough for those in retirement. Portfolio valuations have been hammered and annuity rates have plunged. There's no sign of things improving anytime soon, either, as the eurozone ...

Telegraph campaign: Fees on pensions will be capped under new proposals while controversial "consultancy fees" have been banned.

Telegraph campaign: Fees on pensions will be capped under new proposals while controversial "consultancy fees" have been banned.

The last five years have been tough for those in retirement. Portfolio valuations have been hammered and annuity rates have plunged. There's no sign of things improving anytime soon, either, as the eurozone ...

The last five years have been tough for those in retirement. Portfolio valuations have been hammered and annuity rates have plunged. There's no sign of things improving anytime soon, either, as the eurozone ...

Financial troubleshooter Jessica Gorst-Williams takes on a high street bank.

David Cameron was accused of squandering his “last chance” to unleash growth measures in a Queen’s Speech that was focused on delivery rather than a new legislative programme.

Elderly people who have contributed to society throughout their lives should be “rewarded in retirement”, David Cameron and Nick Clegg said, but campaigners warned pensioners to check the “fine print”....

The age at which workers can retire will rise in line with life expectancy in future under legislation to introduce a flat-rate state pension.

A third of employers will no longer have to pay National Insurance contributions under new laws in the Queen's Speech.

European shares have hit fresh highs in afternoon trading after data showed that industrial output in Germany, the eurozone's powerhouse, had jumped 1.2pc.

The Government wants to stop paying pensions to foreigners who have never paid tax. But many other people are affected by the changes. Are you among them?

The Queen’s Speech will undo one of the most sensible reforms of the Thatcher era, writes Andrew Haldenby .

Men who move abroad to marry “Thai brides” they met online are adding to the cost of state pensions for foreigners who have never lived in Britain, government sources suggest.

A new law closing the loophole that allows hundreds of thousands of foreigners to receive UK state pensions without paying tax will be a "bureaucratic nightmare" that could cost as much as it ...

Taxpayers are funding state pensions for hundreds of thousands of people who live abroad and have never paid tax in this country, a minister has disclosed.

Pensioners are becoming landlords to boost their retirement income, with Saga reporting an 11pc increase in so called "grandlords" who rent out a property to pay for their retired lifestyle.

The last five years have been tough for those in retirement. Portfolio valuations have been hammered and annuity rates have plunged. There's no sign of things improving anytime soon, either, as the eurozone ...

The last five years have been tough for those in retirement. Portfolio valuations have been hammered and annuity rates have plunged. There's no sign of things improving anytime soon, either, as the eurozone ...

The last five years have been tough for those in retirement. Portfolio valuations have been hammered and annuity rates have plunged. There's no sign of things improving anytime soon, either, as the eurozone ...

Pensioners have been protected during the financial crisis and should now lose some of their benefits, Vince Cable has suggested.

Better-off pensioners should voluntarily pay back their taxpayer-funded benefits, the Work and Pensions Secretary declares.

Ed Hawkins has "retired" temporarily at 33. There's good reason why he'll be the first of many, says Andrew Oxlade .

Telegraph campaign: Company pension schemes needlessly carry hidden middlemen charges that should be banned, say MPs.

The sum that a worker needs to save into a pension to secure their retirement income has risen by almost a third in little more than three years.

Justice delayed is justice denied, as more than a decade of disgraceful delays at Equitable Life demonstrate yet again.