Retirement
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The saver’s dilemma: how advisers can support confident spending for women
Women are increasingly both creators and inheritors of wealth, building assets and investments through their careers, while also set to inherit a…
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SPP publish detailed paper on pre-1997 indexation
The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has published a comprehensive paper on the issue of pre-1997 pension scheme indexation. Defined Benefit (DB) pension scheme…
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Career breaks push one in three women into pension poverty
More than a third (36%) of women face poverty in retirement, according to Scottish Widows’ latest Women and Retirement Report 2025. The research reveals…
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Why Brooks Macdonald’s retirement strategies could be timelier than ever
With sweeping demographic change and evolving regulation reshaping retirement planning, advisers are being called upon to do more than ever to help…
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The Society of Pension Professionals publish comprehensive paper on the risks, rewards and responsibilities of DB pension scheme surplus release
The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has published a wide-ranging paper on the topical issue of surplus release from DB pension schemes.…
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How much could a change to salary sacrifice rules cost? Insight from Charlene Young, AJ Bell
Salary sacrifice pension arrangements may be in the Chancellor’s sights ahead of the 26 November Budget, with reports suggesting a potential £2,000…
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New research highlights barriers to pension consolidation as People’s Pension unveils digital Pension Finder
The UK’s largest commercial master trust, People’s Pension has launched a new free-to-use Pension Finder service for its seven million members. This…
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Ministers concede in WASPI women battle as campaigners accuse them of “gaslighting”
WASPI CAMPAIGNERS say ministers are “gaslighting” them as the Government says “new evidence” has come to light – despite this evidence being…
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Tax-free cash to be spared at Budget – potentially avoiding a ‘massive own goal’ says AJ Bell’s Tom Selby
There’s some good news for advisers today. It appears that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will not alter tax-free cash entitlements from pensions at…
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Salary sacrifice plans risk undermining positive progress
Over the weekend, rumours emerged that the Chancellor is planning to cap the tax benefits of salary sacrifice schemes at a new…

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