Articles for 'retirement'

Prudential reveals expected retirement incomes hit five year low

Prudential has revealed that people retiring in 2012 expect to live on an average annual income of £15,500 - over £1,000 a year less (6 per cent) than those who retired in 2011. The ...

Standard Life reveals losing a loved one is greatest fear in retirement

Standard Life has revealed that a third (32 per cent) of retired Britons declared that losing a partner, loved one or close friend is their greatest fear in retirement.

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Standard Life announces that economic climate could force retirement rethink

Standard Life, the savings and investment specialist, has published new insight that suggests that the UK could be heading towards a perfect retirement storm; one in five (21%) of 45-65 year-olds ...

Standard Life reveals inflation can reduce a retiree's purchasing power by 68%

Standard Life, the savings and investment specialist, has warned that the effects of inflation can seriously damage one's retirement wealth. New data released today shows that a 90-year-old who ...

Prudential reports pensioner inflation to cut spending power 60 per cent over a 20 year retirement

Prudential has revealed that pensioners retiring this year on a fixed income could lose 60 per cent of their spending power over the course of a 20 year retirement.

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Standard Life reports Spain tops overseas retirement hotspots

Standard Life has revealed the top retirement hotspots outside the UK with the Spain at the top of the list, followed by Australia, USA, France and Ireland.

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Standard Life reveals the most popular retirement top-up plans

Standard Life research* has revealed the most popular retirement top-up plans for people who have saved into a pension. Alongside using other investments (43%), nearly a quarter (24%) are ...

Prudential reveals two in five planning to retire in 2011

Prudential has announced that two in five people are planning their retirement for 2011, even though many have received no advice or have relied solely on non-professional ...

M&S Money reveals half of over 45s not saving for retirement

M&S Money has revealed that almost half (47%) over-45s are not saving for their retirement, and furthermore, those who are saving are not taking advantage of the tax breaks offered by using ...

Prudential reveals number of poverty line pensioners on the rise

Prudential has revealed that more than a third (35 per cent) of people planning to retire in the UK this year will do so with incomes below the poverty line.

To meet its ...