Standard Life

In a few months, the minimum age for drawing a pension will rise from 50 to 55. This change will come as a shock to some people who were anticipating accessing some or all of their savings before their 55th birthday.

Companies should adopt proactive policies to keep employees in work for longer, as increasing longevity places pressure on schemes, experts argue.

Standard Life has hired James England as senior business development manager for its discretionary investment and wealth management business.

Standard Life has added Vanguard funds to its wrap proposition as investor appetite for passive investment solutions continues to rise.

Standard Life's International Bond has attracted over £1bn of assets as it seeks to gain more of a market share in the offshore bond space.

People with no retirement savings could be forced to work until they are 86 if they want to achieve two-thirds of their final salary, Standard Life says.

Standard Life Wealth has snapped up Credit Suisse's ex director of UK sales, Jeremy Hippolite.

Standard Life has added a panel of structured deposit accounts to its International Bond.

Standard Life's SIPP platform has brought its total number of properties under management to 1,000 in less than five years with its latest commercial property addition.

National IFA 2plan Wealth Management is set to open a Midlands office manned with nine new recruits as the firm continues its UK expansion plans.