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Personal pensions

  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Sarah Moody
    Britain’s property obsession should not come at the expense of pensions

    Less than two-fifths of UK adults are saving enough for a comfortable retirement

    A man holds a model of a house in his palm
  • Saturday, 27 July, 2024
    Entrepreneurs, are you paying enough into your pension?

    Four in 10 self-employed people are not on track for even a minimum standard of retirement lifestyle

  • Saturday, 20 July, 2024
    Workplace pensions
    City grandees urge Reeves to tackle ‘impending crisis’ for British retirees

    Financial services veterans call on chancellor to prioritise increasing minimum workplace pension contributions

    Rachel Reeves, UK chancellor
  • Saturday, 20 July, 2024
    Pensions
    ‘Government must act to avoid retirement crisis’

    Industry warns on pensions bill’s missed opportunity on minimum contributions

    Commuters at London’s Canary Wharf
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    Toby Nangle
    Change is under way at last in UK pensions

    New bill tackles some pressing issues but much more reform is needed

    A man places a coin in a white piggy bank in front of a Union Jack
  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2024
    UK politics
    Ministers set out legislation to boost Britons’ retirement savings

    Keir Starmer’s government announces plans to increase pension plan pooling and implement ‘value for money’ tests on funds

    Keir Starmer
  • Saturday, 13 July, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    Why are fewer people getting financial advice?

    Numbers are down on last year, thanks in part to the burden of new regulations. But is this necessarily a bad thing?

    Montage of woman from behind with pen and pound signs and exclamation marks
  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    Workplace pensions
    Should you put your state pension into a Sipp?

    Poser for those still working in their late 60s

    Commuters make their way to work in Manchester city centre
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    How to crack investing for retirement income

    Britons need urgent help with their long-term savings

  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Labour urged to act over ‘overly generous’ pension tax breaks

    Return of the lifetime allowance is not enough, says Institute for Fiscal Studies

    Rachel Reeves, Labour shadow chancellor, on the election trail in Scotland
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    Pensions
    Retirees urged to be cautious over pension tax changes

    Industry fears return of the lifetime allowance if Labour wins the election

    Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves
  • Saturday, 25 May, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Snap election leaves savers with big pension pots and tax-free protection in limbo

    Advisers warn an incoming Labour government could ditch or delay fixes to tax-rule errors as it rolls out its own agenda

  • Friday, 10 May, 2024
    Pension automatic enrolment
    Report exposes problems plaguing pension dashboards

    Poor governance and a dearth of digital skills led to delays at flagship scheme

    A pile of pension and pay advice slips
  • Friday, 3 May, 2024
    Pension drawdown
    Pension savers warned of new tax-free lump sum cap

    Withdrawals of more than £268,275 will be treated as taxable income

    Commuters walk near The Bank of England in the City of London
  • Friday, 3 May, 2024
    Personal Finance
    Can you afford to retire early?

    For many, escaping the 9 to 5 is an alluring proposal. But how can you ensure you don’t run out of money — or get bored?

  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    Personal Finance
    Do you have a plan to retire early?

    FT Money wants to hear from readers who want — and think they can afford — to escape the rat race

    A woman rambler stops to admire the view in the Cairngorms, Scotland
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    Don’t let your pension run out of money

    Drawdown investors need to be prepared for high inflation or a market crash

    empty wallet with arrows facing down
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    Steve Webb
    It’s time to help the multi pension generation

    Why shouldn’t schemes follow a worker when they change their employer?

  • Friday, 29 March, 2024
    News in-depthPensions industry
    Larry Fink’s retirement warning highlights fight over ‘hardest problem in finance’

    Money managers and insurers vie for the assets of a generation worried it has not saved enough

  • Friday, 1 March, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    Pensions: to crystallise or not to crystallise, that is the question

    Some advisers are recommending their clients act now to protect against a future tax charge

  • Thursday, 29 February, 2024
    Pension automatic enrolment
    Reforms to extend UK workplace pensions to young people ‘stuck in limbo’

    Minister makes no commitment to when measures that received cross-party support will be rolled out

    A young mechanic works on a car’s engine
  • Saturday, 10 February, 2024
    Pension savers pushed to ‘edge of despair’ over company collapse

    Situation raises concerns for tens of thousands of Sipp holders across the market

  • Friday, 2 February, 2024
    Annuities
    Pension planning: annuities back on the table

    Higher interest rates have boosted income for life options

  • Friday, 26 January, 2024
    Claer Barrett
    Lifestyling: a hidden danger lurking in your pension pot

    Plight of savers in their 50s and 60s is wake-up call for greater pensions awareness

  • Wednesday, 24 January, 2024
    Pensions industry
    Savers at risk from UK’s pension ‘pot for life’ plan, industry leaders warn

    Critics say government proposal for single, career-long retirement funds could leave individuals worse off

    Commuters on London Bridge
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