Pensions

L&G makes key PRT hire

Pretty Sagoo has been appointed as head of the strategic business within Legal &...

Family putting squeeze on retirement incomes

34% of people planning to retire this year are financially supporting family members, contributing...

Wealth hit by later life cohabiting

People over pension age are the fastest growing group of cohabitees, according to new...

Retirement saving worries risk to mental health

Research released as part of Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 May 2017) by Scottish...

Divorcees face 16% less in retirement income

Prudential has reported that divorcees planning to retire this year expect annual retirement incomes...

Housing wealth to fill gap left by pension income

A new report from the Equity Release Council has said that wealth accumulated by...

Self-employed exposed by ‘virtual’ pension planning

Research studying the retirement plans of the self-employed has found that the UK lags behind most of...

SME owners facing retirement time bomb

Financial advisers need to step up their game to help small business owners avoid...

Pension change awareness weakest amongst the young

Today marks the anniversary of both the new state pension and the new pension freedoms....

Growing engagement in pension planning

Tomorrow (6 April) will mark two years since the introduction of the pension freedoms....

Many retirees “reacting positively” to pension freedoms

Almost two years from the introduction of so-called 'pension freedoms', research by retirement specialist Age...

Poor understanding of financial advice hitting retirees

LV= has claimed that a worrying number of consumers aged over 55 are not planning...

DAs not happy with FSCS funding position

A new survey from TMA Mortgage Club has found that Directly Authorised advisers (DAs)...

Regulator publishes pension redress methodology update

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced proposals for updating the methodology used to...
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