Pensions

Women’s retirement finances more adversely hit by divorce

Women are likely to see their household incomes fall by a third in the...

Spending Review: State Pension to rise

The Treasury announced a rise in the State Pension yesterday. The news formed part of...

Crisis of confidence in women approaching retirement

A new report from the Equity Release Council (the Council) and Key – Pension...

Government should incentivise healthier lifestyles to avoid pension crisis

A new report has called on the government to focus on incentivising healthier lifestyles...

Gender pension gap narrows

Scottish Widows’ latest Women and Retirement Report has found that the gender pension gap...

85% of self-employed don’t save into a private pension

Multiple job holders face substantial barriers to saving, leading to a private pension pot...

Scottish Widows to divest £440m over ESG standards

Scottish Widows is to divest at least £440 million from companies that have failed...

2020 retirees supporting families with £3,700 a year

New research from later life lending adviser Key has found that 34% of those...

Retirement market changing due to fragmentation

Canada Life has highlighted two 'retirement journeys' that are increasing dramatically among consumers and...

Over 8m over-50s doubt they have enough for retirement

Research from over 50s finance provider SunLife suggests that more than seven million over-50s...

Gender pensions gap investigated

When life expectancy is taken into account, the basic ‘gender pensions gap’ could be...

RPI reform “could cost £122bn”

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has calculated that government proposals to reform the...

LiveMore Capital launches with Air Mortgage Club

Air Mortgage Club has announced the addition of specialist mortgage lender, LiveMore Capital, to...

Retirement finances of comfortable households less hit by Covid

LV= has studied how the finances of the UK’s households have been affected by...

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Good advice key for remortgaging landlords

The buy-to-let sector has remained resilient in the face of mounting tax bills, legislative burdens and the elevated interest rates of recent years, and...

Remortgage options grow for pound-for-pound landlord borrowers

With many thousands of landlords set to come off two and five-year fixed rates in 2025 it makes more sense than ever to reach...

What, me? Standing out in a crowded market

The mortgage market is changing. It’s more competitive, more complex and more client-focused than ever before. But it’s not just client needs that are evolving,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much to engage advisers’ landlord borrower clients, and a lot of...

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Marsden doubles overpayment allowance on expat residential mortgages

Marsden Building Society has announced a significant enhancement to its Expat Residential mortgage range,...

Finova rebrands as one in five UK mortgages now run on its technology

Finova, a provider of mortgage and savings technology, has launched a new brand identity...

West One overhauls second charge range with market-leading rates and expanded eligibility

West One has announced a major refresh of its second charge mortgage offering, introducing...

United Trust Bank appoints Alex Tyrwhitt to lead new structured property solutions division

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Alex Tyrwhitt to the newly created position of...
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