Savings
First-time buyers struggle with mortgage jargon
9 in 10 say it’s difficult to buy a first home.
FCA proposes rules to improve pension investments
Changes could benefit savers by up to £25 million a year.
Average cost of life goals totals £566k
Typical aspirations take 25 years to pay for, estimates show.
Divorced women miss out on pension wealth
Savers urged to take advice as divorces rise in January.
Most employees worried about sick pay
Workers urged to plan finances in the event of illness.
Government publishes self-employed pensions paper
Only 32% self-employed people currently save for retirement.
Quarter of over-50s don’t know state pension age
Rises in state pension age cause confusion.
First pensions dashboard expected in 2019
Government plans to implement multiple dashboards.