Many in their forties and fifties are approaching pivotal financial decisions without the clarity or confidence they need. They have lived through major changes, including the decline of DB pensions, increased investment...
The Pensions Regulator has launched a regulatory initiative targeting defined benefit and hybrid pension schemes to assess how they are preparing member data for pensions dashboards. The move comes ahead of the...
UK retirees could safely withdraw up to 5.7 per cent from their pension funds at retirement, provided they can afford to take a more flexible approach to income during period of market...
BlackRock has launched a new long term asset fund (LTAF) aimed at helping DC schemes invest in a broad range of private assets. This Diversified Alternative Strategies LTAF has been seeded by...
Bupa has launched a new cash plan product with YuLife, with a view to improving employee wellbeing while reducing absence in the workplace. This new option will run alongside Bupa’s existing cash...
Fewer than one in five defined contribution workplace pension members understand key retirement topics, including pension consolidation, retirement options and how their savings are invested. This is according to a survey of...
The number of UK adults at risk of facing pension poverty in later life dropped from 39 per cent or 15.3 million people in 2025 to 31 per cent or 12.2 million....
People’s Pension has partnered with Retirement Line to launch a free annuity guidance service for members aged over 55 considering guaranteed retirement income options. The service is designed to support members through...
Legal & General paid over £1.388bn across more than 26,000 protection claims in 2025, with group protection totalling £396m, up 14 per cent, across group life assurance, group income protection and group...
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined pension adviser Frank Breuer £755,000 for serious misconduct and banned him from working in financial services. Problems arose over the poor advice given on DB transfers...
