Pensions

FS review ‘should aid the most vulnerable’

LV= is urging the government to focus particularly on helping the most vulnerable people access advice...

Biggest personal finance mistakes revealed

Research from specialist insurer Partnership has looked into the largest financial mistakes people make. The top five...

4% year-on-year rise in expected annual retirement income

People looking to retire in the coming 12 months expect to receive an annual...

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...

COMMENT

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,...

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Halifax retains top spot in broker satisfaction survey

Halifax has once again been named the best overall lender for broker experience in...

Nationwide cuts switcher mortgage rates for existing borrowers

Nationwide is reducing rates across its switcher mortgage range for existing customers by up...

Hinckley & Rugby adds visa mortgage products to offering

Hinckley & Rugby for intermediaries has launched four two-year discount visa mortgage products across...

NatWest strengthens broker support with intermediary team expansion

NatWest has expanded its intermediary leadership team with the creation of two new corporate...

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