Women are facing retirement with pension pots up to 50% less than men in some UK regions and an average pension gap of 39%, according to a new study.

Life expectancy has improved slightly for men and women at both birth and age 65 after many years of stagnation, latest ONS figures show.

Aegon has welcomed a move to freeze the auto-enrolment annual earnings trigger at £10,000, a step that will mean an additional 80,000 eligible employees will likely start saving for retirement.

Employee-owned Financial Planning firm Paradigm Norton says it has reached a diversity milestone with more than half of its team female.