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Gen Z may need over £3m for a comfortable retirement, Rathbones warns

Based on Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) standards for a “comfortable” lifestyle, Rathbones calculated that a single 25-year-old would need £3.1m by age 65 to fund 25 years of retirement.

29/09/2025

Featured·News·Pensions & Retirement

Gen X faces retirement gap that could leave them poorer than their parents – PensionBee

According to the firm’s 2025 Pension Landscape report, savers over 50 hold pension pots far smaller than required to maintain living standards in later life.

26/09/2025

Featured·News·Pensions & Retirement

DC pension charges fall as employers focus on retirement outcomes – WTW

The research found average annual management charges dropped from 0.38% in 2017 to 0.28% in 2025.

25/09/2025

News·Pensions & Retirement

Low-paid and self-employed workers missing out on secure retirement, finds PensionBee

Only 16% of people earning under £15,000 said they paid regularly into a personal pension.

24/09/2025

Lead Story·News·Pensions & Retirement

One in seven adults have never checked their pension – Standard Life

The survey showed 14% of people had never looked at their pension pot, even though most check other financial products more regularly.

23/09/2025

Lead Story·News·Pensions & Retirement

47% of adults don’t know how much is in their pension – Standard Life

67% of the silent generation (aged 79 and over) and over half (52%) of Baby Boomers (aged 60-78) said they can’t estimate their pension savings.

18/09/2025

News·Pensions & Retirement

Women out of work in late 50s hit hardest by state pension age increases – IFS

The research found that women already out of work were more likely to have low incomes, poor health or a disability.

17/09/2025

Lead Story·News·Pensions & Retirement

Pension withdrawals surge by 36% to £70.9bn as more savers access pots – FCA

The number of pension plans accessed for the first time increased by 8.6% to 961,575, compared to 885,455 in 2023/24.

16/09/2025

Lead Story·News·Pensions & Retirement

Only four in 10 working over 60s feel prepared for retirement, research reveals

Research from Just Group into the experiences and attitudes of the ‘Baby Boom’ generation revealed that many approaching and at State Pension age but still working, were not confident about their retirement preparations.

15/09/2025

Featured·News·Pensions & Retirement

27% say working past retirement could help them live longer – Bupa

Over one in four employees over 55 said they did not feel supported to stay in work.

12/09/2025

Employee Relations·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News

Over half of low pensioners struggle to pay bills in retirement – Living Wage Foundation

40% said they were struggling more now than before they retired, while 36% saw no change in their finances since leaving work.

11/09/2025

Lead Story·News·Pensions & Retirement

Shift to DC cuts retirement outcomes across generations – Hymans Robertson

Research revealed a wide gap in pension savings between generations, which could get worse if nothing is done.

09/09/2025

News·Pensions & Retirement

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Retirement

Gen Z may need over £3m for a comfortable retirement, Rathbones warns

Gen X faces retirement gap that could leave them poorer than their parents – PensionBee

DC pension charges fall as employers focus on retirement outcomes – WTW

Low-paid and self-employed workers missing out on secure retirement, finds PensionBee

One in seven adults have never checked their pension – Standard Life

47% of adults don’t know how much is in their pension – Standard Life

Women out of work in late 50s hit hardest by state pension age increases – IFS

Pension withdrawals surge by 36% to £70.9bn as more savers access pots – FCA

Only four in 10 working over 60s feel prepared for retirement, research reveals

27% say working past retirement could help them live longer – Bupa

Over half of low pensioners struggle to pay bills in retirement – Living Wage Foundation

Shift to DC cuts retirement outcomes across generations – Hymans Robertson

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