Entrepreneurs’ livery company to host scale up showcase at London Stock Exchange April 14, 2026 The City of London’s Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs is set to host an investor showcase for scale-ups at the London Stock Exchange. The livery company, headed by former Lord Mayor Alastair King, aims to connect more than 120 investors with 14 of the UK’s most promising scale-up firms. In June, the group is set to [...]
Retiring abroad could lose Brits over £70,000 with state pension at risk April 13, 2026 British pensioners eyeing a retirement in the sun could see thousands wiped off their state pension, top financial planners have warned. Brits planning to retire overseas during this tax year could forgo more than £77,000 in state pension income over the next 20 years, if they opt to move to a country where payments are [...]
Anti-establishment? Reform’s triple lock pledge proves they’re more of the same April 8, 2026 If Reform is truly committed to being an anti-establishment party, a party that is serious about solving Britain’s economic woes rather than merely performing opposition then pledging to scrap the triple lock is not something that is optional – it is imperative, says Oliver Dean Just weeks ago, Reform were finally getting serious about the [...]
‘Ridiculous’: Torsten Bell under fire over pension schemes bill April 2, 2026 London’s pension industry is in uproar over government proposals to keep what is known as ‘backstop power’ over the precise level of investment from funds in specific UK assets. Torsten Bell, the pensions minister, has become the focus of anger at Whitehall’s attempts to exert a degree of control over where some of the biggest [...]
Ask the expert: How do I convert my property portfolio into a pension? April 2, 2026 Do you have a personal finance question that you’re struggling to find an answer to? Email askthexpert@cityam.com Questions will be published anonymously. Fidelity personal finance specialist Marianna Hunt is back to advise a reader who is looking to turn their property portfolio into pension income. Q: How do you convert an exclusively property portfolio into [...]
UK ministers to push ahead with ‘capped’ mandation powers after peers backlash March 27, 2026 Ministers are set to go toe-to-toe with the House of Lords over a plan to grant them powers to force pension funds into private assets and UK companies. Government officials said ministers would make concessions to try and get the measure through the upper house, which voted last week to remove a “reserve power” allowing [...]
Pension transfers: Sluggish providers holding up your money March 18, 2026 Some UK pension providers and administrators are taking eighteen times longer to transfer retirement savings than their counterparts, leaving savers waiting months for their money to be moved. The fastest transfers took just five days, while the slowest took between a staggering 47 to 90 days, according to the latest analysis from Pension Bee. Some [...]
‘More needs to be done’ to help pension savers after salary sacrifice, says Standard life boss March 16, 2026 The boss of one of the UK’s largest pension providers has warned “more needs to be done” to help those saving for retirement after the government introduced a cap on salary sacrifice in the latest Budget. Andy Briggs, the chief executive of Standard Life, told City AM: “Obviously, we weren’t supportive of [salary sacrifice changes] [...]
Brits remain in the dark over pension tax relief rate as deadline looms March 16, 2026 The countdown is on for the end of the tax year, but Brits are still in the dark over their pension tax relief, causing them to miss opportunities to boost their wealth. Almost nine in ten people do not know the rate of tax relief they receive on pension contributions, according to the latest research [...]
Children today will ‘work until 75’ amid pensions timebomb, think tank warns March 15, 2026 Children currently in primary school are set to work until the age of 75 as the “collapsing” birthrate blows a black hole in public finances, a think tank has warned. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has released a report claiming the UK is heading towards a “demographic cliff edge”. The report suggests the state [...]