Retirement
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Ten years on from pension freedoms: what have we learned? Fidelity digs into the data…
It feels like a lifetime ago now, but April 2015 marked a truly seismic shift in the retirement planning landscape. Pension freedoms…
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Isio: Largest professional trustee firms increase their influence on DB pensions market
Isio, one of the fastest growing pension advisory businesses in the UK, has published its 2025 Professional Independent Trustee Survey, revealing that professional trustee…
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How value protection option ensures full payback on the cost of an annuity – the ‘best kept secret’ of retirement planning
Retirement specialist Just Group is highlighting a little-used option that guarantees the initial cost of the annuity or more will be paid out even…
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Aegon calls on Chancellor to show commitment to pensioners as well as ‘working people’
With pensions and their tax incentives potentially back in the spotlight ahead of the Autumn Statement, Steven Cameron, Pensions Director at Aegon,…
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Large numbers of people nearing retirement do not know their state pension age
The next rise in the state pension age (SPA) is only a year away. It will rise from 66 to 67 starting…
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Sackers alert – april 2025 and beyond
With the start of the new tax year upon us, David Saunders, Sackers’ senior partner, shares comments: “As we stand on the cusp…
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The Price of Freedom? While most value Pensions Freedoms, many worry about their long-term financial security according to Standard Life
As the ten-year anniversary of the introduction of Pension Freedoms approaches, new research from Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, finds that while…
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Ten years of pension freedoms: ten things people should consider when accessing their retirement pot
“It is almost a decade since the ‘pension freedoms’ reforms announced by former chancellor George Osborne in his bombshell 2014 Budget took…
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L&G launches digital application process for annuities
L&G has today announced the launch of a digital application process for annuities, significantly streamlining the process and saving intermediaries up to…
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Podcast #116: A Decade of Pension Freedoms – Success, Challenges, and the Future of Retirement Planning, with Ed Monk, Associate Director at Fidelity International
In this week’s episode of IFA Talk, we mark a major milestone in retirement planning: ten years since the introduction of Pension…
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