Total advised customers at platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell rose 8% year-on-year in the quarter ending 31 December, according to a trading update today.

Half (49%) of workers in the UK plan to work beyond State Pension age, with the average expected retirement age of 72.

The over-90s population in England and Wales grew by 2.1% over 2022 to a record high of 550,835 people, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.

The number of defined contribution pension transfers in 2023 soared by 22% to 1.2m despite predictions of a decline in the market.

The latest Finance Bill released in November gave us the first look at the transitional rules for those that have taken some pension benefits under the current regime but also have untouched funds that will be accessed after 6 April.

Too many Financial Planners are relying on averages for their retirement income planning process, according to DFM Hymans Robertson Investment Services.