Just how well prepared for retirement are the nations 4.25m self-employed workers and what can be done to encourage or enable more pension saving? That the knotty problem addressed in a new report led by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in partnership with the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust. While many rely on other forms of […]

Almost three-quarters (74%) of Brits, both in the UK and abroad, are not on track to retire with sufficient funds to maintain their current lifestyle, reveals a new survey by independent financial advisors deVere Group. The survey results suggest that many people are underestimating how much they need to save for retirement, which could have […]

New figures show that many people have miscalculated how much they would be spending in retirement, with almost a third overspending what they had allowed themselves. The new research from Pension Bee also lifts the lid on what the public think they will need in retirement, depending upon their age now… and the stats show […]

A whopping 81 per cent of UK adults who took part in a recent survey said it was important to them to maintain their current lifestyle after retirement. But how assured were they about achieving that? New research shows that less than half of UK adults are confident they will be able to enjoy financial freedom […]

The majority of higher earners expecting to maintain their current lifestyle in retirement are set for a disappointment according to the latest figures on savings. How much are you hoping to be spending each year in retirement? According to savings and pensions experts HL, if you have your sights set on an income of around […]

How much difference could renting in retirement make to your outgoings… and the amount you need to put aside? New figures reveal all. People who expect to rent throughout their retirement could need an additional £391,000 in savings compared to those who have paid off their mortgage, according to new analysis from Standard Life, part […]

How well do YOU understand the offside rule in football? Apparently, almost three in five people (59%) can confidently describe football’s offside rule; and more than half (53%) know what VAR (Virtual assistant Referee)  stands for. The same percentage (53%) know that 30 minutes of extra time could be played if the final result of […]

New research by Mercer will make welcome reading for many Defined Benefit pension holders: the aggregate surplus across company accounts of FTSE 350 pension funds soared to £79 billion in May 2024, the highest level ever recorded. However the announcement does come with a caveat. Mercer’s Pensions Risk Survey shows the value of liabilities for […]

New figures show what those saving for retirement are aiming for. But will they achieve the lifestyle they want… or will some fall short? New research from online pension provider PensionBee has revealed a worrying knowledge gap among some Brits when it comes to the critical question: “How much money will I need in retirement?”. […]

Are pension savers being short-changed? New analysis shows how badly many long-established pension funds are performing compared to simple FTSE tracker. Research by AJ Bell has shown that a staggering nine out of ten pension funds (91%) have underperformed a FTSE All Share tracker over the last ten years. Some 72% of UK pension funds have underperformed […]