Pensions

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...

Scottish Widows announces fund refresh

Scottish Widows has made a number of changes to its fund range as part of its ‘Driving...

Savers increasingly tempted by non-guaranteed options

31% of retirement savers would consider transferring their guaranteed final salary pension benefits into cash...

‘Retirement reality check’ for younger workers

UK workers plan to give up work before they turn 62. However, they could...

Royal London backs cold-calling ban

A petition calling for a ban on cold-calling to sell pensions and investments has...

Prudential offers full service access via British Sign Language

Prudential has become the first UK retirement product provider to introduce a web-based video...

No systemic failure in enhanced annuity sales

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the findings of its thematic review of...

Retirement specialist seeks to create 100 new jobs

Age Partnership is aiming to attract over 100 new recruits to its team over...

Pre-retirement pension topping-up pays dividends

Over half a million workers retiring before state pension age will have the opportunity...

Aviva fined £8.2m over outsourcing failures

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Aviva Pension Trustees UK and Aviva Wrap...

SortRefer offer introducers workplace pension solutions

Online referral service SortRefer has launched a new facility which allows intermediaries access to...

Couples failing to talk about retirement finance

Just 32% of people over the age of 40 who live with their spouse...
1...192021...28Page 20 of 28

COMMENT

Cover

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Latest news

Advice

Buyer demand stabilises but mortgage market remains cautious

The UK housing market may be showing early signs of stabilisation but mortgage brokers...
First-time buyers

Cooling rents could ease affordability pressures for first-time buyers

Slower rental growth and improving affordability across much of the UK could provide some...
funding

ABS 2026 review: Global and UK issues cool the market

It’s that time of the year again when the world of wholesale funding descends...
News

HomeOwners Alliance appoints Sarah Tucker as lead mortgage commentator

HomeOwners Alliance has partnered with property and mortgage expert Sarah Tucker, who will become...

PROFILES