pensions

Monday, 18 June 2018 15:36

State pension age rise to 68 ‘could be pushed back’, says Royal London

ONS data released today showed a slowing of improvement to mortality rates – a development which could push back the increase of state retirement age, according to Royal London.

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Monday, 18 June 2018 15:22

England comes 3rd in pensions 'World Cup'

Australia is the best prepared World Cup qualifying country when it comes to retirement planning with England in third place, according to analysis carried out by Scottish Widows of the 32 countries taking part in this year’s World Cup.

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Friday, 15 June 2018 12:06

38% fear they won’t be able to retire in comfort

New research by Aegon revealed that 38% of individuals were not confident about their ability to retire comfortably, with many unprepared when it came to pension savings and arrangements for funding their retirement.

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Friday, 08 June 2018 13:20

Directors admit illegally opting staff out of pension scheme

Senior staff at a national recruitment agency tried to save money by impersonating their temporary workers to opt them out of their workplace pension scheme.

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Thursday, 07 June 2018 15:42

Most pension savers prefer ‘annuities’ to alternatives 

New research from wealth management and Financial Planning group Tilney has revealed that most people remain in the dark about what to do with their pensions on retirement but most still want the ‘certainty’ of an annuity-style income.

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Wednesday, 06 June 2018 11:33

Dispute over ‘mandatory’ cashflow modelling for DB transfers

A dispute over whether cashflow modelling is to become “effectively mandatory” for DB transfers has broken out between a software firm and the FCA.

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Wednesday, 06 June 2018 11:27

7IM warns of ‘retirement crisis’ in new research

Longevity and a decade of historically low interest rates have created “a dangerous cocktail” for the over-50s generation, according to new joint research by the London Institute of Banking & Finance and Seven Investment Management.

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Tuesday, 05 June 2018 16:09