Pensions

Tax returns a trigger for pension planning

Aegon believes today's self assessment deadline is a trigger for the self-employed to think...

Research project looks at ‘undersaving’

A research project by Royal London, in partnership with YouGov, has identified a possible financial...

Post-crunch high for retirement income

Those looking to retire this year are expecting to live on an average annual...

Scottish Widows removes early exit pension fees

Scottish Widows has removed early exit fees across its personal pension policies, enabling customers...

L&G appoints retail retirement boss

Legal & General has announced the appointment of Chris Knight as managing director, Legal...

Auto-enrolment ad banned

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against Smart Pension Ltd, of 20 Eastbourne Terrace,...

Pension freedoms “now come with a big catch”

Change to the “money purchase annual allowance” means people must be far more certain...

FCA plans “annuity comparator”

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed plans to force annuity providers to inform their customers...

Autumn Statement 2016: pensions changes

In the Autumn Statement the chancellor announced plans to reduce the amount people can...

Autumn Statement 2016: pensions consultation signalled

In today’s Autumn Statement, the chancellor addressed the issue of pensions cold-calling. Philip Hammond told the...

Huge rise in state pension forecast requests

In the six months after the launch of the new State Pension in April,...

Women lagging behind in retirement stakes

52% of women are now saving adequately for their retirement compared to 60% of...

Drawdown regrets “real threat” to pension freedoms

Savers who invested in drawdown products are unhappy with their choice while others admit...

Cap on early exit pension charges introduced

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced its final rules on capping early exit...
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COMMENT

Comment

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

News

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...
Technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...
Building Societies

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...
Cover

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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