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What higher interest rates mean for your money
The Bank of England has raised its key interest rate to 4 per cent, the highest level the UK has seen since the…
Macron’s pension reform meets stiff resistance in parliament
Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age in France by two years to 64 is meeting stiff…
Ministers urged to limit ‘generous’ UK pension reliefs for highest earners
Pension pots should be subject to inheritance tax and new limits imposed on tax-free lump sum withdrawals…
Pension schemes advised to sell LDI funds after gilt chaos
Pension schemes that invested in liability-driven investment funds run by BlackRock and other managers…
Mortgage overpayments surge as borrowers fend off rising interest bills
Mortgage borrowers scrambled to pay down their housing debt after interest rates on home loans soared,…
EY considers handing retired US partners cut of proceeds from spin-off
EY has told retired US partners it is considering giving them a cut of the proceeds from a spin-off of…
How to survive the financial shocks of redundancy
Job cut announcements in big tech and banking have been relentless since the start of the year. Many thousands…
LDI: What happens now? | Financial Times
John Ralfe is an independent pension consultant.The dust is still settling on last year’s LDI debacle,…
For love or money: the hidden victims of financial abuse
This article is the latest part of the FT’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion CampaignHow people manage…
Tempting back older workers means ditching business as usual
“Your country needs you” pleads UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt to the over-50s, echoing the concerns of Jay…