Earlier ‘micro-retirement’ could lead to bigger pension pots: Standard Life
Increasing numbers of Gen Z and millennials say they want to take a year-long break from work, in what is...
Average retiree now has almost £40,000 outstanding on mortgage
Rising living and housing costs mean that average retiree needs an income of £37,000 in 2025 — around £25,000 per...
Matt Tickle: A view on recent yield highs
Over the final quarter of 2024 and into 2025 UK gilt yields have risen steadily, with the 15-year nominal (spot...
Retirement plans derailed as workers fail to plan for care costs
Fewer than one in five workers have factored in potential care costs into their retirement planning according to new research...
No redress paid for poor DB transfer advice due to rising annuity rates
The typical defined benefit transfer complainant is now likely to receive no compensation at all for poor advice due to...
Alix Chosson: Is 2025 the swan song for global climate action?
2024 concluded as another annus horribilis for climate action, with COP29 blowing ‘hot air', reinforced geopolitical tensions overshadowing the climate...
Defined benefit schemes end 2024 with further deficit reduction
Defined benefit schemed saw their funding position improve overall in 2024, after deficits further reduced in December. Figures from Broadstone's...
Smart raises concerns about megafund pension ‘oligopoly’
Smart has warned there is a danger that workplace pension reforms could create a “sub-optimal oligopoly” in the sector if...
Treasury Committee launches Lifetime Isa review
The influential Treasury Committee has launched a review of Lifetime Isas to see is they remain fit for purpose when...
Women look to part-time work to address pensions gap
More than two in five women plan to work part-time in retirement to counter the shortfall in their pensions according...
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