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Are low interest rates impacting your retirement? - Close Brothers

Yet there are steps you can take to give yourself the best chance of retiring at the age you wish to.

ONS young people's well-being and personal finance: Comment from Peter Bradshaw, Selectapension

“Millennials are beginning to benefit from the improving economic conditions and need to be encouraged to save more for later life. Yet, with the demise of lucrative final-salary schemes, they face a mountain to climb if they are to achieve the sam

BHS pensions blame lands at regulator's door

If this was embarrassing, then perhaps even more so was the revelation that the regulator signed off on a plan by the buyers to turn around a pension scheme deficit running at more than £200m over 23 years.

Pensions taxation: tinkering with the tax regime

Although the big picture of the new regime remained largely untouched at first, we have seen plenty of changes over the last six years, with repeated adjustments to the lifetime and annual allowances.

The self-employed face a turbulent retirement

Given the lack of an equivalent to auto-enrolment, the government could be accused of failing to act to avert a collapse in rates of pension saving for the self-employed.

Barclays sells 12.2% stake in Barclays Africa Group

Banking giant Barclays is selling shares worth 12.2% of Barclays Africa Group as it moves to drive down its stake in the lender.

China’s Legend to invest in UK pensions insurer

The money will be used to fund expansion at PIC, which was founded by entrepreneur Edi Truell.

rexit Vote Fuels QROPS Pension Fears For Expats

Expats are concerned about how a Brexit vote to leave the European Union would impact on their Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS) and state pensions, according to a new survey.

Aegon to acquire BlackRock's DC platform

The workplace savings market is expected to triple in size over the next 10 years.

World's Biggest Investors Step Up Action to Protect Millions of Pensions from Climate Risk

Pension funds account for nearly two thirds of the index (322) and insurers nearly a quarter (118).

Uk lawmakers expect to quiz Philip Green in BHS pensions probe

The PPF is paid for by a compulsory annual levy charged on all eligible pension schemes in the United Kingdom.

FCA eyes pension transfer probe, non-advised commission ban

The regulator is also considering extending the payment via commission on non-advised product sales ban, including annuities.

Royal London: Raise NICs to solve self-employed pensions crisis

The extra cash raised would be put into a pension or Lifetime Isa as long as savers make a 5 per cent contribution themselves.

Probe into BHS pensions following chain's collapse

The pensions watchdog said it has launched a probe into the arrangements at collapsed department chain BHS.

Pension funds for BAE Systems invest in UK affordable housing

The investment of up to £75m was approved by BAE Systems Pension Funds Investment Management, which manages three defined benefit schemes for the corporate plans’ trustees and has £16bn of assets under management.

Consumers shun flexible retirement income in wake of volatile year - eValue

The sharp closing of the gap in preference between annuities and flexible income from this time last year shows that the pension reforms were a far off step from killing annuities.

UK online pension manager PensionBee launches

People understandably want to take control of their future retirement, but are often hampered by the bureaucracy and cost that a complex financial industry inadvertently puts in their way.

Women risk pension poverty to pay for childcare, Fawcett Society warns

Student debt and childcare costs were preventing women from saving, according to research by the women's equality charity and University of Sheffield, supported by Scottish Widows.

HMRC predicts 300,000 people will cash in their annuities

In a paper released today, HMRC said it expects 300,000 people to take up this option, out of five million annuity holders.

Welsh Funds choose BlackRock to manage £2.8bn of passive funds

Aon Hewitt, the consultancy that advised on the deal, said the move would result in "considerable fee savings" for the funds once the transition has taken place.