Tag: Money
Mothercare Pensions On The Move As Firm Collapses
In a sign that bosses might have been aware of the imminent collapse of high street mum and baby store Mothercare was on the...
Pension Freedom Withdrawals Top £30 Billion
Pension withdrawals show no sign of flagging even though cash taken from pots dropped slightly in the past year.
The latest official data from HM...
WASPI Women Take State Pension Protest Back To Court
State pension changes for women have provoked an angry backlash as the government refuses to change course on the measure.
Now, a group of protestors...
Mps Back Expat Battle Against State Pension Injustice
British expats have enlisted the help of 40 British MPs to help their campaign against state pension injustice.
The cross-party group of lawmakers have signed...
Millions Of Savers Could Lose Out As Pensions Go Missing
Millions of workers could miss out on retirement money stashed in lost pensions, pension experts are warning.
Three out of four workers claim that they...
Uncertain Pension Savers May Not Have Enough Retirement Cash
Almost half of pension savers on the way to retirement are uncertain that they have enough money to fund a comfortable lifestyle when they...
DB Pension Transfers Top Out At Record High – For The...
Employers were offering record £260,400 pension transfer values at the start of September before the value of golden goodbyes dropped dramatically.
The peak was hit...
Over 55s Are The Worst At Not Saving Enough
Millions of people are failing to save enough and barely have enough cash to see out a month if they lost their jobs, according...
G7 Scrutiny Tips The Balance For Backers Of Facebook’s Libra
It’s crunch time for Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project as all but one major payment provider has dropped out of the consortium to bring banking...
Money Is Still A Taboo Subject For Couples In Retirement
Money is a taboo topic for tens of thousands of retired couples who keep financial secrets from their partners.
Rather than paint a rosy picture...
Pension Scammers Trick Savers Out Of Millions
Three scammers who tricked more than 200 savers to switch £12 million of retirement cash to a pension liberation scam have been banned from...
Bumper State Pension Boost On The Way For Expats
Expats lucky enough to have their state pension boosted by the UK government each year can expect a 4% rise - but thousands will...
Judges Throw Out State Pension Age Challenge From Women
A legal challenge to overturn the government’s decision to raise the state pension age for women was thrown out by the High Court in...
Retirement Saving Numbers That Just Don’t Add Up
Few of savers put enough cash aside to fund a comfortable retirement, but studies suggest this is because most people don’t understand how much...
Tax Man Grabs A Record £5.4 Billion From Families Paying IHT
The number of families paying death duties has reached a new high - although who pays most depends on their postcode, according to official...
Brexit No Deal Fears Triggers Expat Exodus
Tens of thousands of British expats want to hand back their passports because they are so worried about their residence rights after Brexit.
A poll...
Stressed Brits Spend Hours On Life Admin Every Day
The average British adult spends 34 minutes carrying out life admin, like dealing with money and filling out forms for insurance.
Add to that another...
Five Big Money Mistakes Savers Make Before Retirement
Most people look forward to their retirement as a time for some peace and relaxation away from the torment of daily toil they have...
Falling Gilts Push Up Pension Deficits
Falling gilt yields are impacting on the values of pension funds, according to new data.
Long term gilt interest rates have dropped 0.3% since the...
Savers See Pension Transfer Values Hit A New High
Retirement savers switching their defined benefit funds have been offered the highest golden goodbyes ever by their company pension schemes.
Average transfer values hit a...