Retirement
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Understanding of annuities improves by 25% in the last year, but common misconceptions still remain
49% of over 50s recognise that annuities provide income certainty – up from 39% a year ago. Income certainty in retirement remains…
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Origo Dashboard Connector completes connection to pensions
Origo Dashboard Connector (ODC) has fully connected to the government’s pensions dashboards ecosystem ahead of the 30 April guidance date. Having successfully passed…
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Jarvis releases free pension tracing tool to help recover lost funds
Jarvis, a pension fintech that empowers employees to actively plan for their retirement, has launched a free pensions tracing tool to help…
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The proposal to consolidate small pots will help reduce industry operating costs – Scottish Widows
In response to the press release issued this morning by the DWP on the plans to introduce a small pots consolidator that…
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HMRC pays £44m in tax overpayment refunds to pensioners in Q1 2025
If you are covering the Q1 2025 HMRC tax overpayment statistics on flexible pension withdrawals, please see the following comment from Jamie Clark, retirement…
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Bill for underpaid state pensions set to hit £1 billion, with women biggest losers” – Steve Webb, LCP
New figures from DWP suggest that the total amount of state pension arrears to be paid out by the Government because of…
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Government to press ahead with plans to consolidate small pension pots – AJ Bell
The government confirms plans to consolidate 13 million small pension pots worth £1,000 or less, long-awaited pensions dashboards could still have a huge role…
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DWP’s small pot shake-up will boost savings and cut pension costs – industry reaction
With the recent news that the DWP’s is planning to bring together small pension pots, industry experts and professionals have shared their views:…
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The People’s Pension: new Childcare Act expansion could boost UK pension savings by £1.2 billion
A recent expansion of the Childcare Act could increase the retirement savings of parents by £1.2 billion according to new analysis from…
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Aviva study reveals critical knowledge gap about UK pensions
New research from Aviva reveals a concerning gap between perceived and actual knowledge around pensions in the UK, reinforcing the need for…
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