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Improving public perceptions of saving would help, according to the NAPF.

The way the FSCS is funded needs to be looked at, the industry group said today.

Payments to the FSCS remain a contentious issue to the building society, which has suffered a 69 percent drop in profits.

Private pension pots are not held by 50 percent of the working population - with youngsters even less likely to save.

Equitable Life policyholders have got their day in court.

People are less confident that their pensions and savings will see them through a comfortable retirement.

Heads of societies predict their firms' finances to remain strong - but have expressed worry over the regulator's savings compensation levies.

There has been a big shift in the way Britons think about their finances, according to one financial planning firm.

Change needs to come in the retirement savings sector, Dr Ros Altmann said in a new report.

People are putting less money by than before - but a significant number plan to save more in future.

The FSA's plan for elderly with-profits policyholders' compensation is a 'backward step', according to one group.

Government policy is discouraging a majority of people from putting money by, according to building society Nationwide.

Cost pressures from the credit crunch are putting retirement savings scheme providers in a very difficult position, according to Standard Life.

'High Wire Britain' is living without a safety net of savings, according to Scottish Provident.

Significant regional and gender-based differences have been uncovered by a cash savings study.

Many savers found out in a new report that their pension schemes are still deep in the red.

New figures from The Children's Mutual reveal the popularity of Child Trust Funds among parents.

Preferential rates offered to over-50s could be on the way out, according to the BSA.