Warning from pensions giant Fidelity on pay

Pensions giant Fidelity warns company boards that they face investor revolts if they try to pay bonuses without first handing back government support By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 GMT, 28 February 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 28 February 2021 Pensions giant Fidelity International has warned company boards that they face investor … Read more

Pensions billions could be freed up to help regenerate Britain

Pension funds could be given green light to invest hundreds of billions of pounds in building up Britain as part of Chancellor’s Covid recovery plan By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 February 2021 Pension funds could be given the green light to invest … Read more

Pensions vs Lifetime Isas: Eight ways to work out which is best

Kay Ingram:  How to make taxpayer handouts work for you Kay Ingram is director of public policy at national financial planning group LEBC. Savers under the age of 40 can open a pension or a Lifetime Isa, and use them to save for retirement with help from the taxpayer. In an ideal world, having both … Read more

The vaccine hero practice nurses who can’t get fair play over NHS pensions

Proudly smiling on graduation day at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham in 1984, these four friends had their whole nursing careers ahead of them. Now, after serving the public for four decades, they have reached retirement age and can think about drawing on their hard-earned NHS pensions. But unlike her colleagues in the photograph, … Read more

The vaccine hero practice nurses who can’t get fair play over pensions

Proudly smiling on graduation day at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham in 1984, these four friends had their whole nursing careers ahead of them. Now, after serving the public for four decades, they have reached retirement age and can think about drawing on their hard-earned NHS pensions. But unlike her colleagues in the photograph, … Read more

From pensions to Isa: Our guide to help plan retirement

Thinking about how to make your money last? From pensions to Isa, our guide to help plan retirement By Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 20 February 2021 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 20 February 2021 A guide to assist those looking to ensure their finances are well prepared for the journey into retirement has … Read more

Age savers can tap private pensions will rise to 57 from 2028

Pension experts warn over risk of ‘chaos’ and ‘confusion’ when Government raises age savers can tap private pots to 57 from 2028 Age you can tap into your private pension is due to rise from 55 to 57 in 2028 The Government is consulting on how best to implement the change It proposes giving pension … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches Work and Pensions Secretary’s toe-curling TV interview

Over the past few months, a climate of fear has been brewing at the heart of Government. Behind closed doors in Whitehall and Westminster, ministers are said to be gripped by a sense of panic. But this has nothing to do with the pandemic, or with viral mutations arriving here from the favelas of Rio … Read more

How to split pensions in a divorce: Law for Life launches free guide

How to split pensions fairly in a divorce: Free jargon-busting guide launched to help couples divide one of their most valuable assets Couples often focus on splitting property and savings  in a divorce Divorcing women in particular can forfeit thousands of pounds if pensions are not included in a settlement A Survival Guide to Pensions … Read more

Dormant pensions and investments to be handed to charity

Orphan pensions and investments worth £800m could be handed to charity under plan to widen ‘dormant assets’ scheme Some £745m has been raised from inactive bank and building society accounts Insurance and pension policies, shares and other investments to be covered too Move requires legislation so it is unclear when money will start being released  … Read more