Retirement Planning

More than 7.7 million British men and women are expected to break a bone after reaching the age of 51 years, according to one specialist insurance provider.Such incidents could impact on a homeowners' earning potential and could therefore lead to a rise in the popularity of equity release schemes, which ... read more

Staff at business and technology services provider Logica are set to benefit from the introduction of a new Savings and Retirement Programme from Standard Life.Used alongside a lifetime mortgage, which can provide homeowners with a regular income, the programme could help to ensure a comfortable retirement for Logica employees.Commenting on ... read more

The three main political parties have "missed the point" with regard to pension policies in the build up to the forthcoming general election, according to a new study.This could lead a number of people at or approaching retirement age to consider an equity release plan, such as a lifetime mortgage, ... read more

A future UK government will be forced to default on retirement promises due to the "ballooning" of the country's current deficit, it has been claimed.This could lead a number of people to seek equity release advice to look into ways of boosting their retirement funds.According to Oliver Russ, manager of ... read more

The level of detail on retirement income included in the three main political parties' manifestos, is "threadbare at best", according to the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).This could inspire a number of people to seek equity release advice in order to find out how the value of their home could ... read more

The current system for providing long term care in the UK is "complicated and rather arbitrary", it has been claimed.This could inspire a number of retired people to look into an equity release scheme as a way of ensuring their long term care costs can be met.Financial research company Defaqto ... read more

Employees could "baulk" at the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) due to the high and complicated nature of its charging structure, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).This could lead to a rise in the popularity of equity release schemes, which allow homeowners to boost their incomes with cash ... read more

More people searching for independent financial advice are seeking retirement planning guidance than any other form of information, according to a new report.This could include a number of people who are looking into boosting their retirement funds with a lifetime mortgage, which can provide a homeowner with a lump sum ... read more

Britain's savers, including pensioners, are being 'cheated' out of fair rewards by the current ISA system, according to one campaign group.This could lead to a rise in the number of people looking to increase their income through the use of schemes such as lifetime mortgages.On the day that the three ... read more

A number of Britain's baby-boomers, those aged between 45 and 65 years, are planning an early retirement despite the effects of the recession, according to a new report.Those who have invested in property could now look at the prospect of an equity release scheme as a way of providing some ... read more