Pensions

Retirement being reconsidered as people grapple with cost-of-living crisis

49% of people approaching retirement are rethinking their plans as the high cost of living...

Cost of living crisis creating £32bn hole in savings pots

The latest Cost of Living research from Royal London has established that the cost...

Cost of living making more people cautious over financial decision-making

The cost of living crisis is eroding people’s confidence in managing their money, with...

Majority of adults have poor understanding of pensions

Research from Phoenix Group’s longevity think tank Phoenix Insights found that general pensions knowledge...

Hodge improves pension drawdown criteria for later life applicants

Hodge is increasing the percentage of pension drawdown it can accept to help more...

Advise Wise unveils annuity referral service

Advise Wise has announced the launch of its annuity referral system designed to help...

Phoenix Group launches Women’s Innovation Forum

Phoenix Group, the long-term savings and retirement company, is inviting organisations to pitch their...

MorganAsh adds triage service to MARS vulnerability tool

MorganAsh has added a new triage service to its MARS vulnerability software, to help...

Inflation hitting over-60s’ finances

40% of over-60s have poor or very poor financial resilience, according to the latest...

Higher wages later in life may not counter benefits of early saving

Standard Life analysis has show that early pension saving widens your options when it...

Adviser to pay £106k for poor pension transfer advice

The FCA has banned Mark Abley of County Capital Wealth Management Ltd (in liquidation)...

Standard Life appoints new head of retail intermediary distribution

Standard Life, part the Phoenix Group, has appointed Warren Bright to the newly created...

Calls to reform state pension to prevent worsening poverty

Phoenix Insights, Phoenix Group’s longevity think tank, says reforms are required together with future...

MaPS CEO announces exit

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has announced that its CEO, Caroline Siarkiewicz, will...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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