UK Election 2010

Employers should regain the flexibility to cap pension costs in difficult times, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

The next government should form a steering group to set out the terms for a permanent Pensions Commission, a PP panel of experts says.

Leader: At the time of writing this piece on Tuesday, the prospect of a hung parliament looks like a foregone conclusion.

Labour and Liberal Democrat proposals to restrict tax relief on pension contributions have been branded "unfair" by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Gordon Brown's suggestion the Labour Party would extend its policy to restrict pensions tax relief to include people earning more than £100,000 was a "slip of the tongue", a Labour spokesman says.

UK - Gordon Brown's suggestion the Labour Party would extend its policy to restrict pensions tax relief to include people earning more than £100,000 was a "slip of the tongue", a Labour spokesman says.

The Labour Party could extend its restriction on higher rate pensions tax relief to include people earning more than £100,000, Gordon Brown suggested last night.

UK - The Labour Party could extend its restriction on higher rate pensions tax relief to include people earning more than £100,000 (US$153,140), Gordon Brown suggested last night.

Scheme wind-up victims claim the Labour party has ignored its fears over the effectiveness of the Financial Assistance Scheme while the other parties have been "supportive".

Concerns over public sector pensions were ignored during the three party leader debates ahead of the election, Axa says.