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FCA: Retirement reforms make protection role greater
The sweeping reforms to pensions introduced in the Budget have increased the need for regulators to protect consumers, the chairman of the FCA has said.
Soon to be retirees turn to advice in rising numbers
Advisers have reported a significant jump in clients seeking advice since the sweeping reforms to pensions were announced in March.
Young men planning pensions early but women lag behind
Young men are wising up to the need to get a pension sorted early in their working lives but women are lagging a long way behind, according to researchers.
Employers lacking auto-enrolment confidence 'to struggle'
Some firms will struggle to comply with the demands of auto-enrolment, NEST's chief executive has said, as research showed less than a quarter of small employers feel able to handle it.
Retirement planning rises as a client priority
Planning for retirement has grown in importance since a year ago, a survey has found.
Retirees 'at risk' when reforms come, warns pensions boss
Pensioners who are unable to get regulated financial advice are "at risk" when the Budget reforms take effect next year, a pensions firm boss has said.
4m fewer in private pensions than late sixties says ONS
A new pension report from the Office for National Statistics says that people are living longer but many are not saving for retirement or not saving enough.
HMRC hits back over 45% tax claims
The taxman has rubbished a report stating that many retirees will be "clobbered" with a 45% tax next April.
Over 60% of Sipp complaints to ombudsman upheld
More than six out of ten complaints about Sipps to the Financial Ombudsman Service have been upheld since 2013.
'Britain sleepwalking towards impoverished retirement'
Britain is "sleepwalking towards an impoverished retirement" due to a major shortfall in retirement savings, a firm behind a year long study has warned.