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Ingenious launches a new type of estate planning service – IEP Apex

Ingenious launches a new type of estate planning service – IEP Apex

Ingenious today announces the launch of IEP Apex, a simple and cost-effective solution for any financial advisers and their clients lo..

Pension mistakes to avoid in last minute dash to tax year end

Pension mistakes to avoid in last minute dash to tax year end

  Important to make use of tax allowances to get the most of your pension contributions before end of tax year. You can use carr..

Majority of young Brits think the current credit score system is fundamentally flawed

Majority of young Brits think the current credit score system is fundamentally flawed

  LONDON, 31st March 2022 – More than half (54 per cent) of young people, aged 18-34, think the current credit score system is fu..

Pensioner incomes on the rise but is everyone getting what they are owed?

Pensioner incomes on the rise but is everyone getting what they are owed?

  In 2021, pensioners had an average income of £361 after housing costs, an increase from £333 in FYE 2020. Younger pensioners t..

Pension savers risk short term issues with one in four lacking surplus income

Pension savers risk short term issues with one in four lacking surplus income

  There was a clear correlation between pension adequacy and home ownership in the findings from the HL Savings and Resilience b..

Could pension tax relief reform be on the agenda as government considers a fairer system?

Could pension tax relief reform be on the agenda as government considers a fairer system?

  In background documents for today’s Spring statement, it said government would consider reform of tax reliefs and allowances to..

National Insurance threshold hike must not impact state pension entitlement

National Insurance threshold hike must not impact state pension entitlement

  In April 2022 the Health and Social care levy comes into effect. This is a 1.25 percentage point increase on National Insuranc..

Pension withdrawals soar by 20% in 2021 as cost of living starts to bite

Pension withdrawals soar by 20% in 2021 as cost of living starts to bite

  £8.3bn was flexibly withdrawn from pensions between April and December 2021 – a 19% increase on the same period in 2020. 648,0..

PENSIONERS ARE MORE SAVVY THAN TEENAGERS WHEN IT COME TO SCAMS AND ONLINE SECURITY, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH 

PENSIONERS ARE MORE SAVVY THAN TEENAGERS WHEN IT COME TO SCAMS AND ONLINE SECURITY, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH 

  New research commissioned by unbiased.co.uk has highlighted that 16-29 year olds are scammed much more than pensioners. In fact..

Becoming a Cashless Society: More than 1 in 10 Brits never withdraw cash

Becoming a Cashless Society: More than 1 in 10 Brits never withdraw cash

Leading mobile reseller Buymobiles conducted a nationwide survey on the UK’s payment method habits.  Findings showed an overwhelming ..