Retirement

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

The over 65s are worse off than younger retirees and face an average income drop of 24%, according to Primetime Retirement.

Capita Financial Software (Capita) is set to unveil a new risk profiling tool it claims will "revolutionise" retirement and investment modelling.

A pensions analyst who authored a report criticising the industry has spoken about the ‘vitriolic' reaction from independent financial advisers (IFAs) to his recommendations.

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The average women currently retires on more than £5,500 less than the average man, according to a report released today.

Just Retirement has urged property-owning pensioners to check their eligibility for state benefits as many are missing out on hundreds of pounds a year in extra income.

IFAs around the world report as many as three out of five of their clients have a retirement funding gap. The largest has been noted by IFAs based in Singapore who say that 65% of their clients have a gap between how much they are saving and what they...

Research from our latest Adviser Barometer has told us that advisers are planning on making changes to their business model but many are still trying to decide what the best option for their business is.

Darren Dicks discusses how the RDR will affect the provision of retirement advice as well as going through the options available to those retiring in debt.