Pensions

A generation unprepared for pension freedom

Many people near retirement age still do not understand their options or how to...

One in ten hope for an inheritance to fund retirement

Nearly five million people are relying on an inheritance pay-out to fund their retirement,...

Almost half worried about lack of pension savings

49% of people surveyed are concerned that they will not have enough pension savings to be...

LLA responds to FAMR and financial guidance consultation

The Later Life Academy (LLA), the commercial and training organisation for later life advisers,...

Property before pensions for one in three

31% of over-55s say they would prefer to use property wealth to fund retirement...

The self-employed eschewing personal pension contributions

The number of self-employed workers making personal pension contributions is at its lowest since...

Two-thirds expect to work post-65

66% of the British working population expects to work beyond 65, according to research...

Traditional retirement on the way out?

One in 10 UK adults vow never to retire and a further one in eight expect...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: pensions

George Osborne has announced the increase in the State Pension. The basic State Pension will...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: speech in full

Mr Speaker, this Spending Review delivers on the commitment we made to the British...

Consumers put off by cost of advice

Consumers in the UK are reluctant to pay for advice until they have an...

Retirement expectation gap revealed

People in the UK who are currently in work have potentially unrealistic expectations of...

Pensions being unlocked for debt and holidays

21% of people plan to release cash over and above their tax-free lump sum...

Nearly £5bn withdrawn since ‘pension freedom’

£4.7bn has been withdrawn under the new pension freedoms since April, according to latest...
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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

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

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Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

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Building Societies

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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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