Three things your clients may call you about this week ...

What made financial headlines over the weekend?

clock • 3 min read

Pension and divorce pitfalls, over-payment of student loans and an overdraft fee warning - here's our weekly heads-up on the financial stories that may have caught your clients' attention over the weekend …

Retired and getting divorced? These are the extra pitfalls you need to know about More people are getting divorced in retirement, writes the Telegraph, but with retirees' finances often more entwined than younger couples' it is harder to avoid financial pitfalls. The four big issues retired divorcees face include: splitting their pension pots, inheritance tax planning, will rewriting and sorting out property. Addressing one of the main complications - splitting the pension pot - the Telegraph explains the three ways to do so: give the whole fund to one person and compensate the othe...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Adviser for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, industry insights and market intelligence
  • Stay ahead of the curve with spotlights on emerging trends and technologies
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletters
  • Make smart business decisions with the latest developments in regulation, investing retirement and protection
  • Members-only access to the editor’s weekly Friday commentary
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes

Join

 

Already a Professional Adviser member?

Login

More on Your profession

News editor's view: 40s are the new 50s - a move in the right direction? 

News editor's view: 40s are the new 50s - a move in the right direction? 

The news editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 1 May

Isabel Baxter
clock 01 May 2026 • 3 min read
Feel Good Friday: FOS chooses Dementia UK as charity partner

Feel Good Friday: FOS chooses Dementia UK as charity partner

Will support Dementia UK over the next two years

Professional Adviser
clock 01 May 2026 • 1 min read
Why 50:50 parenting doesn't necessarily mean no child maintenance

Why 50:50 parenting doesn't necessarily mean no child maintenance

'In many cases, one parent will meet a greater share of the children’s financial needs'

Clizia Motterle
clock 01 May 2026 • 4 min read