Savers can put up to £50,000 a year into their pensions and get tax relief at 50% – but only until April 6

Schemes like VCTs and EISs encourage investment in illiquid and high-cost schemes that perform poorly

Employees are often unaware of charges that can reduce the value of their pension over time

Prudential’s annual survey has found that women’s annual income after retirement is on average less than two-thirds (64 per cent) that of men’s

Patrick Stevens, president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation answers readers’ questions

Lots of incentives to spend, borrow and invest, but not much comfort for savers and those on higher incomes

The government is exploring changing investment rules to encourage the conversion of unused commercial properties in town centres for residential use

About 400,000 extra people will now qualify for the new single-tier pension after the start date for the reform was brought forward to 2016

British pensioners living in Cyprus are being urged to have their state pension payments switched to UK bank accounts

Individuals nearing retirement with broken career histories will find it easier to qualify for the new state pension

Investors wait for restoration of the GAD rate to 120%, allowing them to withdraw one-fifth more income

DWP research suggests that 85% of 430,000 women who will remain under the old scheme will receive more by not qualifying for the new flat-rate pension

Governments must undertake wide-ranging reforms of private pension plans to improve retirement incomes

I retired early and have a three-year gap in my NI contributions. Should I contribute more to my state pension?

Thousands of people each year fail to claim back tax that they have overpaid to HMRC

Women on the verge of retirement could miss out under new system a parliamentary committee is told

Sterling’s slide will have serious consequences, far beyond higher fuel bills and expensive foreign holidays, as FT Money writers reveal

More than15,000 with-profits policyholders with insurer are set to receive a windfall of £600 each following the sale of the mutual society to TDR Capital

Policyholders urged to consider cashing in their investments after insurers cut bonuses and payouts

Progress in lowering risk of death has been so rapid since 1900 that life expectancy has risen faster than it did in the previous 200 millennia