Today marks the beginning of the Money and Pensions Service’s Talk Money Week with the theme this year being ‘Do One Thing’ – encouraging everyone to take a single, impactful step towards better financial health.

Average annuity rates for a healthy 65-year-old have increased by around 2.5% since January, according to the latest Standard Life Annuity Rate Tracker.

From April 2027 inherited pension pots will be subject to inheritance tax (IHT), Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced today in her Budget.

The Financial Conduct Authority has banned Steven Hodgson and Paul Adams of Stockton-on-Tees-based Vintage Investment Services from advising customers on pension transfers and opt-outs.

A Midlands-based pension adviser firm has failed and been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the industry compensation safety-net.