Canada Life

WPC: Savers bearing the brunt of excessive complexity

The WPC has laid down its final freedoms recommendations to the government

18 January 2022 • 8 min read

ICAEW fund completes £50m buy-in with Canada Life

Third buy-in takes scheme’s insured benefits to around half of liabilities

06 January 2022 • 1 min read

FCA pension data shows 43% withdrawing at 8% rate

The latest figures have been dubbed as a 'worrying' trend

13 December 2021 • 2 min read

At-retirement options: A ticking time bomb?

Ignoring the ‘pensions Cinderella’ will return to haunt us, says Stephanie Hawthorne

09 November 2021 • 8 min read

Autumn Budget 'more about prosecco than pensions'

Chancellor Rishi Sunak ruffles feathers by leaving glaring pensions issues on the sideline

28 October 2021 • 6 min read

£130m annuity income lost as push to shop around fails

Pensions Policy Institute says £7,000 per £100,000 pension pot could have been gained

30 September 2021 • 2 min read

Three in ten furloughed workers plan to retire later

Younger savers are more likely to have altered their retirement plans

23 September 2021 • 1 min read

Pension tax rate rumours compound industry fears

Widespread fears that HM Treasury is sending the wrong signal to savers trying to do the right thing

21 June 2021 • 3 min read

Better understanding of fundamental pension aspects could be key to increasing contributions

A quarter of savers are more likely to increase their pension contributions if they had a better understanding of the pensions tax relief system, according to research by Royal London.

26 May 2021 • 3 min read

Number of flexible payments from schemes rises by 10%

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed a 6% rise in the amount withdrawn flexibly this quarter versus the same period last year, and a 10% increase in the number of individuals using this freedom.

30 April 2021 • 2 min read