Pensions

UK investors are increasingly turning their attention to shares listed in the US and beyond. Cris Sholto Heaton looks at five common questions about t…

We are advised to put aside as much as we can as early as possible. But is that always sensible?

Pensions can help you minimise your family’s potential inheritance-tax bill. David Prosser explains how.

Around £50bn of our money is just sitting in dormant bank, savings and pension accounts. Make sure none of it's yours, says Ruth Jackson Kirby.

From April 2028, the earliest age at which you can take money from your pension savings will rise to 57. It's vital that you understand the detail of …

If you're saving for retirement, make sure that you have used up all their allowances before the tax year ends, and contributed as much to your pensio…

A government inquiry has said that up to 200,000 women could be owed a collective £1.7bn in compensation, with the average woman being owed £13,500 in…

In his recent Budget the chancellor froze the pensions lifetime allowance at £1,073,100. That may sound like a lot to have in your pot, but you could …

Broadly speaking, there are two types of pension schemes – defined contributions and defined benefits. But what's the difference between them?

If you're thinking of taking out a pension drawdown plan on reaching retirement, don't just rely on the Money Advice Service’s price-comparison tool.

Faith Glasgow of Alliance Trust on the value of a SIPP as part of your retirement plan.

Many savers who switched their retirement fund out of final-salary pension schemes received poor advice. But those caught out have limited recourse to…

Regulators have come up with four ready-made plans for people who want to start taking an income from their pension fund – but you should still seek h…

Think very carefully before suspending your pension contributions, or you will miss out on compound interest – the “eighth wonder of the world”.

If you’re one of the growing number of savers with a self-invested personal pension (Sipp), make it a new year’s resolution to check you’re getting va…

Existing British expatriates' state pensions are protected under the Brexit deal, and they retain the right to receive free healthcare. But there are …

Below is a breakdown of the charges levied by some of the most popular online Isa platforms for funds and stocks & shares. Click on the broker name to…

People who apply to transfer their defined-benefit pension to another pension provider need to be on their guard against a proliferation of scammers.

Some defined-benefits pension schemes have paid the wrong amount of “guaranteed minimum pensions”, leading to a growing number of compensation claims.

The way of calculating inflation relating to defined-benefit pension schemes is being changed from RPI to CPIH. Here's what it could mean for you.

Struggling savers should think twice before using equity release schemes to tap their homes for money.

Online pension dashboards, first unveiled by the government in 2016, are unlikely to be available until 2023, the Department for Work and Pensions has…