by Town Close Financial Planning | Feb 3, 2017 | Pension & Retirement News
The ‘triple lock’ on state pensions has protected the older generation’s income since 2010, guaranteeing that pensions will rise each year in line with the highest of either the average earnings, the consumer price index, or 2.5%. But the triple lock’s days look... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jan 6, 2017 | Pension & Retirement News
Recent reports suggest that the government is planning to raise the official state pension age to 70 for those currently in their 20s. As a more aggressive timetable for increasing state pension age is apparently to be introduced, those in the 45-55 age bracket could... by Town Close Financial Planning | Dec 2, 2016 | Pension & Retirement News
Recent statistics from City of London Police suggest that losses due to fraud after pension freedoms were introduced could be around 25% higher than was initially estimated.The figure originally reported to the force for the first six months from April 2015 was £10.6... by Town Close Financial Planning | Oct 10, 2016 | Pension & Retirement News
According to recent research, the introduction of pension freedoms has led to many thousands of people taking out large sums from their retirement funds, then leaving it earning them next to nothing in low-interest accounts. The figures from Citizens Advice who... by Town Close Financial Planning | Oct 10, 2016 | Pension & Retirement News
Whilst the Brexit result of the EU referendum may have made many in the UK feel more distant from their European neighbours, it seems that the retirement proposals of a number of countries may be closer to our own than you might think. The Bundesbank, Germany’s...