Retirement

RETIREMENT

More than half of advisers believe pensions invested in lifestyle funds are riskier than they were twelve months ago, as a result of speculation about a bubble in the bond market.

Sales of equity release products have remained virtually flat in the past year, according to data from Key Retirement Solutions.

The Queen has confirmed plans for an overhaul of the UK state pension system in the upcoming Pensions Bill.

Almost two-thirds (65%) of UK adults are ‘unaware, unwilling or unable' to address the financial challenges of retirement, according to research.

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

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FIVE THINGS

A pensioner who built up a pot worth almost £50,000 in a Virgin Money stakeholder pension has been left with just £15,000 after failing to buy an annuity before he turned 75.

Pension minister Steve Webb's decision to stop foreign spouses claiming UK state pension based on their husband or wife's history of National Insurance contributions is 'cynical' and a knee-jerk reaction to UKIP's election success, deVere Group has said....