A couple of Saturdays ago, and in a break from having a full weekend, I was asked to speak at the Retirement Money Show in London.
The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) has recently issued its annual Fiscal Sustainability Report. This report looks at how government spending and revenues may evolve over the next 50 years and how this will impact on public sector net debt.
The Pensions Ombudsman has admitted it has been struggling to cope with rising demand as figures show a 42% increase in investigations over five years.
The standard annuity rate rose to its highest level for the whole of 2015 during June, according to figures released this morning.
One in five over 55s may have been targeted by scammers looking to trick people out of their savings.
A Cystic Fibrosis charity has thanked staff at a pensions company for raising nearly £4,000 by trekking to a huge hollow where the devil tormented the god Thor, according to legend.
Protection for the rights of dependents and beneficiaries particularly vulnerable older people must be cemented before secondary annuity market plans go ahead, the ABI says.
The difference between the average purchase funds size for a lifetime annuity versus drawdown has grown almost three times bigger since the launch of the pension freedoms, research suggests.
We live in an instantaneous world – if I go on Amazon I can have my purchase with me the next day, banking can be done at the click of a mouse and bills can be paid without even getting up in the morning.
As Father’s Day approaches this weekend research has suggested that more than a third rely on their dad for pension and savings advice.
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