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L&G partners with Microsoft to roll out AI-driven customer service platform

Legal & General has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to develop an AI-powered customer...

Generation X faces retirement squeeze with smaller pensions than parents

Generation X risks becoming the first cohort to retire with less financial security than...

Younger generations look to pensions and property for retirement security

Millennials and Generation Z are increasingly turning to both pensions and property to secure...

Retirement affordability fears grow as pension confusion deepens

A growing number of working adults believe they will never be able to afford...

Two-thirds of Generation X unprepared for retirement

A significant majority of Generation X are approaching retirement with little financial preparation, according...

Standard Life unveils rebranded think tank to tackle UK’s retirement savings ‘crisis’

Standard Life has relaunched Phoenix Group’s research think tank under its own name. The Phoenix...

Millions risk retirement finance shortfall due to life expectancy misjudgement

A growing mismatch between public expectations and actuarial reality on life expectancy could leave...

Cost of a ‘moderate’ retirement rises, says PLSA

The cost of a moderate retirement in the UK has risen again, according to...

The steep price of solo retirement

Single pensioners face a markedly higher financial burden in retirement than their coupled counterparts,...

Unlocking housing wealth in retirement ‘could add £21bn to UK economy by 2040’

More than half of UK households are expected to rely on property wealth to...

Caring for loved ones carries hidden financial toll, new analysis finds

A new report has revealed a stark and growing gap between people’s expectations around...

Large lifetime loans offer useful option for high net worth clients

A big discussion point for many advisers and their clients recently has been the...

16% have no idea what age they will retire

A recent survey for Hargreaves Lansdown has found that one-third of people think they...

Family money playing bigger role in helping young onto property ladder

Intergenerational wealth transfers – from housing young adults to financial gifts and inheritances, and...
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