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The pensions timebomb - for iPod/iPhone

The Open Universitywww3.open.ac.uk
Over the last three decades major events, scandals and regulations have shocked the pension system. Have the public lost faith in occupational and private pensions? Should the state pension be enough to see us through our old age? And with the non-working to working ratio continuing to rapidly increase, who will pay? We hear from those that were directly affected by the scandals of the 90's and the collapse in private pensions since - and from the experts whose job it is to help us make provisions for old age. This material forms part of The Open University course DB234 Personal investment in an uncertain world
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Episodes

The history of the pension

Why has there been such sever shocks to the pension system that over the last three decades?

Mar 29, 20104 min

Final salary pension schemes

Nowadays many people are forced to work beyond retirement age, how did this occur and where did it all go wrong?

Mar 29, 20102 min

Occupational pension scandals

How did £440 million go missing from The Mirror Group pension fund? Who was responsible and what were the repercussions?

Mar 29, 20103 min

Regulating pensions

In 1995 the government introduced a pensions regulator to oversee the schemes, their task was to ensure that these scandals didn’t re-occur.

Mar 29, 20104 min

Transcript -- Regulating pensions

Transcript -- In 1995 the government introduced a pensions regulator to oversee the schemes, their task was to ensure that these scandals didn’t re-occur.

Mar 29, 2010

Raising the retirement age

As the non-working to working ratio increases, what available options do we have to ensure we don’t grow old in poverty?

Mar 29, 20104 min

What is the UK government doing?

How can the government help in encouraging future generations to save and make provisions for their retirement?

Mar 29, 20103 min

Pensions in context

The Open University’s Martin Upton, Jonquil Lowe and Alan Shipman discuss the ideas and developments in the UK pension industry and future plans to secure provisions for old age.

Mar 29, 201016 min

Transcript -- Pensions in context

Transcript -- The Open University’s Martin Upton, Jonquil Lowe and Alan Shipman discuss the ideas and developments in the UK pension industry and future plans to secure provisions for old age.

Mar 29, 2010
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