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Monday, 04 November 2019 12:59

Pension savers shunning financial advice - survey

Almost 1 in 2 UK adults (48%) shun financial advisers when it comes to retirement planning advice despite evidence suggesting advised clients were far better financially prepared for retirement.

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Thursday, 31 October 2019 11:08

Europe’s best countries for retirement revealed

A new report has revealed the best countries in Europe for retirees.

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Thursday, 24 October 2019 09:41

40m UK adults are ‘rolling the dice’ on retirement

40 million UK adults are “rolling the dice” when it comes to their retirement, admitting that they either have not or did not set savings targets for their retirement.

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Thursday, 08 August 2019 11:19

Retiree wins £132,000 in unpaid state pension

A pensioner aged 76 who thought he was not entitled to the state pension has received a backdated windfall of £132,800 after intervention from an equity release adviser.

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Tuesday, 30 July 2019 10:44

LEBC reveals 17% increase in pension pot values

National advisory group LEBC has seen the pension pots of clients buying an annuity grow for a sixth successive year.

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Monday, 08 July 2019 11:16

1 in 5 retirees are ‘pensioner millionaires’ study finds

Analysis of Government figures by pension and investment firm Aegon has found there are 840,000 retired couples in the UK who have a weekly income which would cost more than £1.15m if bought as an annuity.

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Thursday, 20 June 2019 11:30

Retirees face outliving their savings by 10 years

Retirees worldwide will outlive their savings by a decade and women will fare worst, according to a report from respected thinktank the World Economic Forum.

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Thursday, 13 June 2019 10:56

Elaine Turtle: Led up the garden path over SIPPs

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is concerned about how pension freedoms are impacting consumers and quite rightly so, especially with regards to those accessing their retirement savings and not taking advice, putting them at risk of running out of money, or worse, being scammed.

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Friday, 31 May 2019 11:35

Chartered Financial Planner supports pensions gold standard

Belmayne partners celebrate the firm's Gold Standard accreditation

Chartered Financial Planning firm Belmayne is among the first firms in the East Midlands to sign up to a new professional code of practice governing pension transfers.

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