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Pension experts have criticised the Conservatives' pledge to raise the tax-free pension allowance via a ‘Triple Lock Plus’ if they win the general election.

More than four in ten retirees (42%) surveyed by Standard Life said they regretted failing to seek financial advice.

Four potential operators of pensions dashboards, Just Group, Legal & General, Moneyhub and Standard Life, have set up a new industry coalition known as the Dashboard Operators Coalition (DOC).

Almost one in five (16%) of Britons had accessed funds from their pension savings without understanding the rules before doing so, according to a new report.

Almost a fifth of retirees are being forced to return to work or to consider doing so because of struggling finances, research from Standard Life has revealed.

A quarter of young people aged 18-24 years has not heard of auto-enrolment, despite new proposals being published that will extend the scheme to 18-year-olds.

Average annuity rates climbed to 7.25% for a 65-year-old in September, up from 7.11% in June, according to the Standard Life Annuity Rate Tracker.

Only one in 10 financial advisers support the government’s proposed changes to the tax rules surrounding pension death benefits.

Standard Life has re-entered the annuity market as annuity rates rise and demand for annuities surges.

Single pensioners need £257,000 more than couples to achieve a comfortable living standard in retirement, according to analysis by Standard Life, part of the Phoenix Group.