retirement age

UK parents are being forced to delay retirement to meet the increasing costs of raising children, a study suggests.

Recent research from Prudential shows nearly half of 45 to 49 year-olds and two-fifths of 50 to 54 year-olds are unaware of the rise in the minimum retirement age from 50 to 55 which comes into effect on 6 April this year. Colin Simmons highlights the...

Retirement has become a major political battleground in the run up to the general election, according to Tom McPhail.

The group risk industry has warned that Government plans to fast-track a review of the UK retirement age could lead to significant problems and expense for providers and clients if not undertaken correctly.

Upcoming changes to the minimum retirement age mean financial advice will be under extra scrutiny, IFA Almary Green warns.

Financial advisers are the most trusted source of retirement advice, according to Defaqto, just beating friends and family for the third year running.

Now that the Civil Service has announced that it will scrap its retirement age from April 2010, we have a clear indication of intent for the Government's review of the Default Retirement Age (DRA), due early next year.

IFAs must act now to ensure clients affected by the change in the minimum pension age do not suffer serious delays which will restrict access to benefits, says Scottish Life.

Around 1.8 million people are set to request to work after traditional retirement ages over the course of the next decade, Prudential research shows.

Pensions are being kicked around like a political football by the major parties, according to AWD Chase de Vere.