Retirement
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IFAs call for new approaches to engage younger savers as pension expectations evolve
Pension providers may need to adapt how they engage younger savers and support members across the full retirement journey, according to new…
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Pensions or property for retirement? Younger generations bet on both, says Standard Life
In a world that feels increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable, people are thinking differently about how they’ll fund life after work. Rather…
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LV research finds that three in five over‑60s state the importance of certainty for their retirement income
New research* from investment, protection and retirement specialist LV= reveals more than half of UK adults aged 61-79 (56%) say certainty is…
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Number of people taking pension lump sums as early as they can hits 116,000 as IHT fears bite – a five year high
116,000 individuals made lump-sum withdrawals from their pensions as soon as they could (i.e. aged 55) in the last year, up from…
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Britain’s two-tier pension system; do we need a conversation about DB pensions and IHT, asks IFGL’s Steve Berridge?
As pension policy shifts continue to favour defined benefit schemes, IFGL’s Steve Berridge questions whether the UK’s increasingly divided retirement system is…
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30 tweaks in 20 years: why we’re still a long way from pension simplification
Rachel Vahey, head of public policy at AJ Bell, reflects on how A-day reshaped the pensions tax system before years of repeated…
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Why cutting pension contributions because of IHT concerns could be a six-figure mistake
With pensions being brought into estates in just over a year’s time, savers are being warned not to stop or reduce their…
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Delay to National Insurance credit system for mothers ‘deeply frustrating’ says Steve Webb, LCP
Today’s Government announcement of a delay in a scheme to protect the state pension records of mothers has been condemned as ‘deeply…
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’Bank of Mum and Dad’ comes at a cost: three in five parents of over-18’s support their children financially and one in seven say this will delay their retirement
The Bank of Mum and Dad is open, with three in five (61%) parents of over 18’s helping their children navigate the…
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Experts react as DWP data highlights retirement divide, with millions missing out on long-term investing opportunities
The latest Family Resources Survey (2024–25) and Pensioners’ Incomes data paint a mixed picture of retirement in the UK, with progress in…
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