Displaying items by tag: retirement planning

Friday, 14 February 2014 10:01

Annuities probe leaves retirees high and dry, says MGM director

The FCA's review of annuities fails to go far enough and will be too slow to help thousands of retirees, a pensions director says.

Published in Articles

Tagged under

Friday, 14 February 2014 09:53

Annuities market failing consumers, says FCA

The FCA is to launch a competition market study after concluding that the annuities market is failing consumers.

Published in Articles

Tagged under

Monday, 10 February 2014 09:24

37% will never save for retirement

British v Global attitudes to saving - Nielsen Research

Over a third of British consumers (37%) say they'll never save or invest for their retirement – compared to just 22 percent of people globally, according to a new study by Nielsen.

Published in Articles

Tagged under

Friday, 31 January 2014 10:54

Staff retiring later over fears pension pots are too small

A study looking at why people may be retiring later has suggested nearly three quarters of the workforce fear their pension pot will not be large enough.

Published in Articles

Tagged under

Thursday, 30 January 2014 09:28

Retirement planning given under an hour by some retirees

More than one in ten retirees spend less than an hour arranging their retirement plan, a survey has shown.

Published in Articles

Tagged under

Friday, 27 December 2013 09:52

Retirement shock for women who face £8,000 shortfall

A financial shock is awaiting many women when they pack up work, with annual incomes £8,000 beneath what they believe will give them a comfortable life, a study indicates.

Published in Articles

Tagged under

Thursday, 12 December 2013 14:37

Retirement warning for spouses keeping secret money stashes

Spouses are keeping secret debts worth an average of £7,800 from their other halves and potentially risking their comfort in retirement, a study shows.

Published in Articles

Tagged under

Wednesday, 11 December 2013 15:43

HL unveils 5 point action plan for retirement market

Hargreaves Lansdown has detailed a five point action plan to reform the retirement planning sector following the widespread criticism of the annuity market by the Financial Services Consumer Panel this week.

Published in Articles

Tagged under

Thursday, 05 December 2013 15:25

Autumn Statement: Pension boost needed to ease pain

AXA Wealth says that the Chancellor could have done more to encourage pension saving in his Autumn Statement today to ease the pain of a higher retirement age.

Published in Articles

Tagged under