Pensions

Legal & General unveils “unique” adviser service

Legal & General has announced the launch of Track My Apps, a new tracking...

SME owners planning employee benefit expansion

New research from MetLife UK has found that SME bosses are planning to increase...

The importance of getting the Pensions Dashboard right

The responses to the Pensions Dashboard consultation and some of the subsequent social media...

FCA sees results from pension scam awareness campaign

The number of people seeking information about pension scams has risen sharply since the...

‘Retirement income riddle’ for older people

New research by Legal & General and Demos has revealed that older people in...

Lack of awareness over pension tax implications

Latest research by Legal & General has found that more than one in four...

Housing wealth to finance retirement

Who should use housing wealth in retirement? That, unfortunately, is not the right question...

Aviva CEO steps down

Mark Wilson is to leave his position as chief executive officer of Aviva plc. Wilson...

What does auto-enrolment mean for later life advisers?

Every employer now has a pension scheme. Thanks to auto-enrolment, which was introduced in...

Millennials trading lower retirement income for home ownership dream

New research from Prudential has found that millennials are chasing the home ownership dream...

Major knowledge gap around annuities

New research from Primetime Retirement, has revealed that 53% of advisers surveyed say their...

People not spending enough time planning for retirement

People in the UK are spending more time buying a new car or remodelling...

SimplyBiz’s Advice Show returns

The Advice Show returns today (17 September) with industry specialists including Steve Webb, Ken...

West Sussex maintains retirement top spot

West Sussex is still the best place to retire offering pensioners the highest quality...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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BoE chief signals caution over interest rates

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has signalled that policymakers will take a cautious...

New Homes buys Clark Marshall to grow shared ownership reach

New Homes Mortgage Services LLP has acquired Clark Marshall Associates Ltd in a deal...

Shared living pressures extend well into adulthood as affordability bites

Britons are continuing to live in shared households far later in life as housing...

Landlords juggle 6.5 buy-to-let loans on average, research finds

Landlords with borrowing are managing an average of 6.5 individual buy-to-let loans across just...

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