Retirement
Retirement | 15 Aug 16
Some UK savers withdrawing ‘too much’ from pensions, says ABI
Some British savers are withdrawing too much cash from their pension pots and are at risk of running out of money within a decade or less, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has warned.
Retirement | 12 Aug 16
Five UK pension liberation firms shut down in £128m scam
The UK’s Insolvency Service has shut down five so-called pension liberation companies over the past year, after they scammed pensioners out of £128m ($166m, €148m).
Profiles & Comment | 12 Aug 16
SJP’s Ralph on acquisitions, opportunities and vertical challenges
Fresh from an acquisition spree in the UK, wealth manager St James’s Place is taking its pioneering business model east in its next phase of growth.
Retirement | 5 Aug 16
BoE cuts and QE ‘catastrophic’ for pension funds: says deVere
The Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates and expand quantitative easing (QE) to cushion the UK from recession is not the answer to the country’s economic woes, the chief executive of deVere Group has warned.
Retirement | 4 Aug 16
UK pension transfers back under the microscope
The UK regulator is planning to take a fresh look at how it calculates levels of redress when unsuitable advice is given on the transfer of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. While advisers claim it’s not just DB schemes that are facing issues, with some defined contribution (DC) pension transfers also proving problematic.