United Kingdom
Drop in pension auto-enrolment age worth £50,000
The UK’s Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that the auto-enrolment age will be lowered to 18-years-old, a move that could see some savers £50,000 better off after 40 years.
Best Practice | 18 Dec 17
Financial advisers face uncertain 2018
Advisers are facing political, economic and regulatory uncertainties, according to the European Financial Planning Association and the UK’s Personal Finance Society.
Standard Life fails to stem £23bn outflows
Standard Life has failed to shake off the plague of severe outflows even after its merger with Aberdeen Asset Management earlier this year its latest results have revealed.
Best Practice | 15 Dec 17
Three categories added to personal portfolio bonds
Personal portfolio bonds (PPB) may become more attractive to investors as new regulations will allow additional property categories to be held within them.
Best Practice | 15 Dec 17
Top five chargeable queries of 2017
One of the most common topics prompting advisers to reach out to life companies for support was around chargeable events. With a myriad of changes in recent years, it is little wonder that the already complicated topic has many UK advisers scratching their heads. Canada Life has put together a list of the five most common chargeable event queries advisers asked in 2017.