Pensions

Coronavirus disrupting retirement plans

Over 154,000 people aged 55-64 have decided upon early retirement because of redundancy and...

Retirement advice provides large consumer confidence boost

LV='s latest Wealth and Wellbeing Monitor has found that many people are confused and disengaged when...

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...
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Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

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