Pensions

Steve Webb sounds Help to Save warning

A former pensions minister has has warned that the government’s ‘help to save’ scheme...

Pension providers welcome FAMR report

There has been a largely positive response to today's publication of the Financial Advice Market...

Call for introduction of Help to Buy pensions

NFU Mutual has said that people struggling to get on the property ladder could...

Warning sounded over pension withdrawal for property investment

Portal Financial has revealed a significant increase in enquiries from people looking to access their...

“Inspiring and alarming” retirement study revealed

Expectations of retirement are changing, with 62% of today’s retirees feeling retirement is better...

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...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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