Pensions

2022 will be the toughest year for fixed-income retirees

If people were in any doubt about what the cost of living crisis looks...

Changes in living arrangements “turning retirement planning on its head”

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that the number of families that...

22% of workers expect to use home to fund retirement

Research from Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has found that 22% of people...

60 most popular age to retire

60 is the most popular age to retire early, according to new research from...

Covid causing advisers to hold comprehensive client financial reviews

The Openwork Partnership has found that advisers are working hard to help clients review...

Over a million people think they’ll never retire

Over a million UK workers (6%) believe that they will never retire, according to...

Majority’s property wealth more than their pension pot value

Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has analysed median local house price data from...

Vast majority of HNWs underestimate ‘comfortable’ retirement requirements

High Net Worth individuals (HNWIs) in the UK are significantly underestimating how much money...

Furlough hitting retirement plans

46% of currently furloughed workers have changed their retirement plans, according to new research...

Women have “worrying lack” of pension wealth

1.5 million widows in the UK aged 55 and over say they have lost...

Clear gender divide in retirement confidence

There is a gender divide when it comes to retirement confidence, Canada Life has...

Pension gender gap widens to over £180k

New analysis from Cebr and equity release lender, more2life, suggests that when life expectancy...

Ban and fine for pension transfer adviser

The Financial Conduct Authority has published a Decision Notice against Geoffrey Edward Armin of...

Home and garden improvements top priorities for over-40s

36% of homeowners aged over 40 say they would prioritise home or garden improvements, according...

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2026 forecasts: St. James’s Place

Four senior figures at St. James’s Place outline themes, opportunities and concerns for 2026. JUSTIN ONUEKWUSI, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Artificial intelligence is likely to remain a...

2026 forecasts: Atom bank

Chris Storey, chief commercial officer at Atom bank, provides his thoughts on the residential and commercial mortgage market as we head into the new...

“It’s Christmas time, there’s no need not to check your supplier list…”

With the Christmas holidays upon us, it’s fair to say that business issues might be slipping down the priority list just a little bit,...

FS25/6 and the execution-only irony brokers can’t ignore

Reading FCA FS25/6, it is difficult not to notice an uncomfortable irony in the regulator’s conclusions around execution-only sales. The paper rightly raises concerns about...

Less Autumn Budget and more Autumn Bodgit

After months of fevered speculation before the Budget residential property transactions juddered to a halt. I always suspected that as ‘confidence arrives on foot and...

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London exodus slows as leavers stay closer to the capital

The pandemic-era rush out of London is firmly in retreat with new figures showing...

Merry Christmas from Opus First Media!

Wishing you a Soup-er Christmas and a prosperous 2026! Between Christmas and the New Year...

Two-thirds of landlords plan to expand portfolios

Two-thirds of landlords are planning some form of growth activity in the year ahead...

High street banks line up in £2.5bn contest for Evelyn Partners

Barclays and NatWest Group have progressed to the second round of an auction for...

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