Retirement
Retirement | 21 Aug 17
UK retirement income down 46% since the financial crash
People retiring now must cope with pension income that is 46% lower than they could have expected had they retired immediately before the global financial crisis, analysis from Fidelity International has found.
Retirement | 9 Aug 17
Sharp rise in UK advice firms providing pension transfers
There has been a 17% increase in the number of UK financial advice firms with regulatory permission to conduct defined benefit (DB) pension transfers over the past financial year, as demand from clients continues to rise.
Retirement | 8 Aug 17
Trust in pension advice being destroyed warns advice firm boss
The public’s trust in pension advice is being destroyed by “so-called industry experts”, the boss of retirement advice firm UK Workplace Solutions has warned.
Best Practice | 2 Aug 17
Questions advisers must ask before clients move to Portugal
UK advisers with clients looking to move to Portugal and make the most of tax-efficient opportunities but avoid costly mistakes need to consider seven key questions, according to international wealth and tax management firm Blevins Franks.
North America | 2 Aug 17
Defunct Ethical Forestry investors urged to claim compensation
Investors in collapsed Costa Rican tree investment group Ethical Forestry have been urged to make claims for compensation on the grounds that their original investment could have been mis-sold.