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Broadstone: 36% surge in pension cash withdrawals with £70.9 billion accessed in 2024/25
The latest Retirement Income Market Data released this morning by the FCA shows a notable increase in the amount of money being…
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Continuum: Increasing number of employers engaging with workforce on retirement planning offers opportunities to advisers
More employers are now regularly engaging with their workforce around retirement planning and future proofing their finances, offering an opportunity for the…
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The SPP: Pension savers should “only withdraw what they need, when they need it”
Millions of people saving in Defined Contribution (DC) pension schemes can usually take 25% of the their pension pot as a tax-free lump sum…
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Women could face £93k loss in pension entitlements
As you gain more experience in the workplace, your value to employers should increase, and your salary should follow suit. But, with…
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Standard Life comments on FCA retirement income market data 2024/25
Pete Cowell, Head of Annuities at Standard Life, comments on the FCA Retirement income market data 2024/25: “The latest retirement income data…
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Quilter: FCA figures show only a third of retirees access pensions with advice
FCA data for 2024/25 shows retirees are tapping pension pots more, with withdrawals rising and advice levels worryingly low. Quilter’s Jon Greer…
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Nucleus: Potential increase to state pensions from April 2026?
The ONS today confirmed the increase in average weekly earnings for the period to July 2025 was 4.7%, meaning state pensions are…
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AJ Bell: State pension set for 4.7% inflation-busting rise as July earnings raise questions over triple lock sustainability
UK state pensions set for boost as latest ONS figures show 4.7% earnings growth, with the triple lock likely to lift the…
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Broadstone: Average earnings growth to deliver +£560 increase in State Pension next year
Earnings growth of 4.7% means the State Pension is set for another significant triple-lock rise next April, with the full new State…
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State pension ‘certain’ to exceed tax threshold in 2027 – Steve Webb, LCP
ONS figures suggest the state pension will rise 4.7% in April 2026 to £12,534 a year – just shy of the £12,570…
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Pensions Awareness Week calls for greater engagement in retirement planning
Pensions Awareness Week highlights the importance of understanding the UK pension system, with Imran Razvi, Senior Policy Adviser – Pensions & Institutional…
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RSM UK: Trustees key in pension scam crackdown as £48k lost daily and lump-sum withdrawals surge 60%
New Action Fraud data show UK savers lost £17.57 million to pension fraud in 2024, roughly £48,000 every day, with an average loss of…
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Pure Retirement enhances adviser support with appointment of new BDM
Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has strengthened its adviser support through the appointment of a new Business Development Manager, as well as…
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Over half of UK adults in the dark over major pensions shake-up
More than half of UK adults (51%) are unaware of upcoming pension policy changes that could have a major impact on their…
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Here we go again – pre-budget insights from IFGL Pensions’ Steve Berridge
As speculation swirls ahead of the November Budget, with pensions once again appearing to be in the Chancellor’s crosshairs, thoughts by IFGL…
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Estate planning should be a family-wide conversation: are unused pensions the catalyst many needed to start the process?
Written by Caroline Foulger, Partner at Hunters Law LLP Inheritance Tax has never been straightforward, yet many refer to it as a…
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Only four in 10 working ‘Boomers’ feel prepared for retirement
Fewer than half of workers aged 60+ feel prepared for retirement, raising concerns about the adequacy of support for people preparing for…
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Standard Life comments on the Living Wage Foundation’s ‘Life on a Low Pension’ report
Catherine Foot, Director of the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement, comments on the Living Wage Foundation’s ‘Life on a Low…
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Pension transfers’ risk increases by half a billion pounds in just 18 months
Projected losses from poorly informed pension transfer decisions have increased by half a billion pounds in just 18 months, according to new…
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PensionBee’s Pension Landscape 2025: South-East savers outperform other regions, while gender gap remains widest outside London
PensionBee, a leader in the consumer retirement market, has released its annual Pension Landscape for 2025. Based on analysis of more than…
