Pensions

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...

Budget 2017: tax clampdown on overseas pensions

The full Budget statement saw a further tax clampdown on overseas pensions, which it...

40% of over-40s ignorant about cost of saving for retirement

New research from Saga Investment Services has found that, despite the government’s pension freedoms giving us...

Warning sounded over “disappointing” retirements

Latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics show a ‘worrying rise’ in the proportion of...

Committee calls to end the triple lock

The Work and Pensions Committee has published research on the trade-off between the State...

Working into late seventies could become necessity

Those people who plan a ‘flexible’ retirement, reducing their working hours in later life...

Retirement debt back on the rise

Prudential has found that the proportion of people retiring in debt this year is at...

TMA wants fight against “unfair” FSCS levy 

TMA Mortgage Club is calling on brokers to respond to a consultation paper from...

ABI wants digital cold-calling ban

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) wants the government to take the ban on...
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