Retirement
Pensioners bankrolling three generations
Nearly a third of those in the UK planning to retire in 2018 are financially helping out their families to the tune of around £4,300 ($4,829, €3,913) a year, increasing pressure on their own retirement plans and income, research from Prudential shows.
Administrators appointed to The Lifetime Sipp Company
Joint administrators have been appointed to wind down The Lifetime Sipp Company, a Financial Conduct Authority-regulated self invested personal pension scheme administrator based in south-west England.
Fidelity to compensate client for Sipp misinformation
The UK Pensions Ombudsman has upheld a complaint against Fidelity International for “significant distress and inconvenience” suffered by a client who was misinformed about holding investment trusts in her Sipp.
Women in drawdown £47,000 worse off than men
Women in drawdown face a 37% shortfall in their annual retirement income compared to men, leaving them more than £47,000 ($66,542, €53,935) worse off, according to a report from Zurich UK.
Best Practice | 6 Apr 18
Two in three still confused by pension freedom rules
Despite being three years since HM Revenue & Customs introduced the pension freedoms, two out of three people over the age of 55 say they are still confused by the regulations.


