Retirement
Retirement | 24 Mar 16
Retirees shun Lamborghinis, taking just £25k from pensions
The average full withdrawal from pension pots since UK rule changes came into effect in April 2015 was just under £25,000 ($35,346, €31,673), new research by online investment platform AJ Bell shows.
Retirement | 23 Mar 16
UK pension advisers ‘caught out’ by unexpected Sipp charges
More than a third of pension advisers in the UK admit that they have been ‘caught out’ by unexpected charges on self-invested personal pension (Sipp) wrappers, research by retirement specialists Momentum Pensions shows.
Retirement | 23 Mar 16
Third of British expats to return home, says NatWest IPB
A third of British people who have retired abroad intend to return to the UK, according to new findings published by NatWest International Personal Banking (IPB).
Efama urges EU to create Europe-wide pension produc
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama) has urged the European Commission to create a standardised Pan-European personal pension product (Pepp) – in response to ongoing plans to create a single market for financial retail products.
Centenarians benefit from Unilife whole life assurance plan
Unilife Global has launched a guaranteed whole of life plan to the offshore market in conjunction with Mauritius-based insurer Guardrisk.