The average retiree in the UK is likely to outlive their retirement savings by more than 10 years, research from the World Economic Forum (WEF) claims. Women are expected to be the worst affected, outliving their savings by 12.6 years on average, compared to 10.3...
Just over a third of retirees have not taken any form of financial advice before accessing their pension, research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) shows. Of the 62,376 people who entered drawdown for the first time between April and September 2018, 34%...
The total amount of withdrawals made using pension freedoms since April 2015 has risen to £25.62 billion, Government statistics show. People aged 55 and over have benefitted from more choice when it comes to accessing their pension savings from 2015/16. In 2018/19,...
One in four female homeowners over the age of 55 have no private pension, according to research from SunLife. In a poll of more than 1,000 homeowners over 55, 24% of women said they had no savings stashed away in a private pension, compared to only 6% of men. The...
Smaller employers have seen their workers' participation in workplace pensions increase to 70% since the introduction of auto-enrolment, research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows. The report found that without auto-enrolment, 26% of staff in...
