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  • 5 year gap between dream retirement age and expectation

    While people dream about retiring at 62 they do not expect to be able to retire until they hit 67, according to new research.

  • Standard Life launches flat-fee financial advice service

    Standard Life has today launched a flat fee financial advice business specialising in pensions that it claims will, “open up the world of advice.”

  • Aviva, L&G and Standard Life back Annuity Day campaign

    Aviva, L&G and Standard Life have pledged their support to the first national Annuity Day, due to take place on 21 October.

  • 17% of over 55s have never checked their pension

    Almost a fifth, 17%, of UK adults aged 55 or over, have never checked their pension, according to new research.

  • Phoenix Group to rebrand as Standard Life

    Savings and retirement provider Phoenix will rebrand fully as Standard Life, one of its existing brands, from next March.

  • Younger investors bet on property and pensions for retirement

    The majority of Millennials (56%) and Gen Z (62%) see a mixture of pension and property as their main retirement assets, according to new research.

  • Government revives Pensions Commission to tackle savings crisis

    The Government is reviving the Pensions Commission to look at ways to tackle the problem of people not saving for their retirement.

  • Early retirement costs UK economy £31bn a year

    Early retirement and ill health are driving premature exits from the workforce and having a major impact on the UK economy, with an estimated £31bn in lost output annually, according to a new study.

  • Working multiple jobs can add £47k to pension pots

    Workers holding down multiple remote jobs could add on average of £47,000 to their pension pot, according to a new report.

  • Phoenix's think tank rebranded as Standard Life

    Phoenix Group’s think tank Phoenix Insights has been renamed the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement as part of the group's move to push Standard Life as its pension brand.

  • Over 50s say risk appetite is key in retirement planning

    Three quarters (76%), of over-50s believe that appetite for risk is an important factor when deciding what to do with their pension pot, according to new research.

  • Retirement standard figures should be ‘wake-up call’

    Pension experts said that today’s figures from the PLSA about retirement living standards should be a ‘wake-up call’ for savers.

  • 16% use gut instinct to estimate retirement needs

    One in six adults, or 16%, are relying on gut instinct to estimate their retirement needs, according to research from pension provider Standard Life.

  • Hundreds face huge tax bill after cashing in pension

    Almost 300 people fully encashed a pension of more than £250,000 after tax-free cash between October 2023 and March 2024, paying a minimum £98,700 each in tax in the process, according to new analysis of FCA figures by Standard Life.

  • Single pensioners need £225K more for ‘moderate’ retirement

    Single pensioners need £225,000 more in their pension pot than couples to achieve a ‘moderate’ standard of living in retirement.

  • Annuity misconceptions widespread despite rise in sales

    Almost half, 48%, of over-50s are unfamiliar with what lifetime annuities are and how they compare to other annuity products.

  • 1 in 10 investors regret failing to seek advice

    One in 10 investors (11%) regret failing to seek advice from a financial adviser, according to a new report.

  • Half of pension savers access funds early

    Half (46%) of pension savers who accessed their retirement funds since the advent of Pension Freedoms did so earlier than planned, according to a new report.

  • Phoenix plans to launch pension advice service

    Pension provider Phoenix has confirmed that it is planning to launch a retirement advice service through its Standard Life brand although it has yet to reveal when.

  • Standard Life and Fidelity launch guaranteed pension plan

    Standard Life and Fidelity have partnered to launch a new guaranteed pension income product aimed at tackling retirees' fear of running out of money in retirement.

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