Prudential

Fiona Murphy looks at the issues faced by women coming up to retirement and asks if we need a different approach to advice.

Prudential has launched a range of clean share classes, known as ‘P shares', which are available on the Standard Life and Aviva platforms.

As many as 26% of people approaching the age of 50 have no pension or retirement savings, according to research published today.

Women expect to receive an average of £3,000 less in joint retirement income than men, according to research from Prudential.

More than one in ten couples over the age of 40 have never discussed their retirement plans with each other, according to research from Prudential.

Prudential has reported a 25% fall in the sale of its with-profits bonds, which it attributes to a fall in the number of bank advisers who were major distributors of the product.

Women are twice as likely as men to be unsure what their main source of income will be in retirement, according to research from Prudential.

Yesterday Aberdeen Asset Management confirmed rumours it was in talks to buy Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP), a deal which would make it the largest listed fund management firm in Europe.

In this week's quick-fire poll we ask: Prudential has warned there will be further cuts to the annual allowance. Do you agree?

A frozen income tax threshold coupled with mass auto-enrolment will result in the annual pension allowance being cut further, meaning people should increase contributions while they can, according to Prudential.