Over the past 15 years, UK savers have become more prepared for their retirement, but there are still significant gender gaps according to new research. Scottish Widows found that more than one...
Advisory firm HUB Financial Solutions found retired households with the lowest income received the lowest level of benefits, raising concerns that many cash-strapped pensioners may not be checking their entitlements to additional...
The two watchdogs work jointly on the ScamSmart campaign, and warn this latest research shows “overconfidence” can lead to savers missing signs of a scam. Its figures show that despite almost two...
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has called for the next government to target increased contributions into workplace pension to improve retirement outcomes. It says it wants to see all parties...
Leading pension campaigner, Baroness Ros Altmann has called for the main parties to address a range of pension reforms within their forthcoming election manifestos. She has highlighted five key changes to improve...
More people are using pensions freedoms to access their retirement savings, but the amount they are individually withdrawing has continued to fall, according to new data from HMRC. This latest quarterly figures...
There have been further calls for a simplification of current pension tax rules, after a survey revealed almost seven out of 10 surgeons have cut their hours to avoid being hit with...
Collective defined contributions schemes could be opened up as an option for master trusts, if the new Pension Schemes Bill becomes law. The Department of Work and Pensions has given further details...
A Pensions Schemes Bill has been included in the Queen’s Speech today, which lays out the legislative plans for the forthcoming parliamentary session. This bill includes legislation to enable the pensions dashboard...
The asset manager AllianceBernstein is collaborating with leading scientists to develop new research on climate risk and investment performance. This research project will be run from Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Scientific experts...
