Equity release boosts retirement as property wealth rises
Homeowners in England and Wales could release an average of £69,600 in equity from their properties—a 20 per cent increase over the past five years. This is according to a new analysis...
Homeowners in England and Wales could release an average of £69,600 in equity from their properties—a 20 per cent increase over the past five years. This is according to a new analysis...
SPONSORED CONTENT What’s happened to pensions and finances in 2024 and how are people feeling about it? Get a roundup of the year’s events and how we’ve helped support your clients and...
Around 73 per cent of early career professionals agree that pension schemes should run-on even when they can afford to buy-out, according to a Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) survey. The annual...
Four in five pension transfers halted due to potential scam warnings have been for 'unknown' or potentially low risk reasons. These figures cover the past three years, when the Department of Work...
Our recent Health Horizons event tackled the pressing issue of men's mental health. Despite some progress, men often suffer in silence regarding their mental wellbeing. The event explored the impact of relationships,...
Almost eight out of 10 (77 per cent) of SMEs are planning to revamp their employee benefits packages in a bid to win and retain talent and address growing problems around employee...
More than 34 per cent of advisers believe efforts to meet the Consumer Duty’s products and services outcome have achieved nothing labelling it ‘a waste of time’ and saying ‘nothing has changed’,...
Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House Speech, and the interim report of the Pensions Investment Review, talk about the proposed consolidation reforms taking effect from ‘2030 at the earliest’. But their impact is being...
If there was ever an opportunity for a Chancellor to ‘mic drop, exit stage left’ at the end of a speech, the Mansion House speech was it. The Budget lacked of any...
The surplus of UK pension schemes against long-term targets remained steady at £211bn in November 2024, up from £205bn in October, according to XPS Group. Liabilities increased in value, and financing levels...