Pensions

SimplyBiz Group partners with Creative Wealth Management

The SimplyBiz Group has announced the launch of a new DB pension transfer bureau...

70 is age of financial freedom for Millennials

While true financial freedom has likely already arrived for those born on or before...

Scottish Widows unveils Centralised Retirement Proposition guide

Scottish Widows has launched a new guide offering additional support for advisers who feel...

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In its Retirement Incomes Review, the FCA has found that consumers welcome the pension...

Shift towards ‘preretirement’ continues

The move to ‘pretirement’ – where people gradually scale back on work or change...

Greater financial and pension wealth for those who get advice

A new report has found that those who received financial advice in the 2001-2007...

FCA publishes interim review of retirement income market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the interim findings of the Retirement Outcomes...

“Hugely disappointing” govt decision over pensions cold-calling

The government has decided not to legislate to ban pensions cold-calling. Peta Buscombe, Conservative member...

Pension providers team up over self-employed enrolment

Aviva and Royal London have joined forces to produce a recommendation of how to...

LV= restructure sees Perks become MD

LV has restructured its life business to bring its protection, retirement solutions and heritage...

FCA proposes changes to pension transfer advice

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new proposals on advice relating to pension...

Tax-free lump sums at retirement gaining in popularity

54% of working age people plan to take advantage of rules which allow them...

New chair for the PLSA

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has announced that Richard Butcher will become...

L&G makes key PRT hire

Pretty Sagoo has been appointed as head of the strategic business within Legal &...
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Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Clydesdale to raise selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale is to increase selected residential product transfer rates by up to 0.23%. The changes...
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Exeter Leukaemia Fund wins £20,000 MAB grant

The Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation has awarded its one-off £20,000 Extra Funding Grant to...
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No-deposit mortgages carry £73,000 London interest premium

London first-time buyers using a no-deposit mortgage could pay more than £73,000 in additional...
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Conveyancing Association begins search for new chair

Nicky Heathcote is to step down as non-executive chair of the Conveyancing Association as...

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