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Latest news

Growing number of women working full time is good news for financial resilience

Our Pensions Specialist Helen Morrissey comments on the latest UK Labour Market Statistics.

Steel workers ‘let down by those who should have protected them’ – Steve Webb, Royal London

Our Director of Policy Steve Webb comments on today’s publication of a report by Caroline Rookes into the issues around the British Steel Pension Scheme.

The ‘Dos’ And ‘Don’ts’ Of Debt-Talk

“Blue Monday” is the third Monday of January, so-called because it is meant to be the most depressing day of the year.

Help to Save scheme off to a "slow start"

The Government’s flagship Help to Save savings scheme aimed at those in receipt of Universal Credit is off to a “slow start”

Scotland updates flawed benefit inherited from DWP

Commenting on the Scottish Government’s announcement that the Funeral Expense Assistance (FEA) will replace the current Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Funeral Payment in Scotland

Paying lifetime and annual allowance tax charges isn’t always a bad thing

Advisers have a vital role to play in exploding myths around paying lifetime and annual allowance charges according to Royal London.

Sandwich carers face pensions 'double whammy'

On the day that the Office for National Statistics publishes research on Britain’s 1.3 million ‘sandwich carers’ – those looking after children and elderly relatives at the same time – mutual insurer Royal London is highlighting a pensions injustice making life even more difficult for this group.

Workers urged to top up State Pension now to avoid April 2019 hike in cost of contributions

People thinking about paying voluntary National Insurance Contributions to fill past gaps in their contribution record are being urged to do so before 6th April by pensions experts.

The Best Things In Life Aren’t Free: Royal London Calculates Key Life Goals Will Take 25 Years To Pay For

Anyone planning how to meet their big life dreams in 2019 take note: the best things in life are very much not free. That’s if your aspirations are on the conventional side, anyway.

Royal London comments on the one-year anniversary of Open Banking

Becky O'Connor, personal finance specialist at Royal London comments on the one-year anniversary of "Open Banking".

Government cuts force more bereaved families into poverty

Local authorities in the UK spent almost £5.4 million on public health funerals in 2017/18.

3 in a row! Royal London awarded gold for customer service

Royal London has received the highest accreditation from Investor in Customers (IIC) for outstanding customer experience for the third year in a row.

Royal London opens Ireland subsidiary

Royal London today announces the opening of ROYAL LONDON INSURANCE DAC

new research shows divorced women are ‘pensions poor relations’

Relationship charity Relate report a 24% surge in inquiries in January each year from those with relationship worries

Royal London's new year money goals

Research from Royal London shows two in five (41%) adults are anxious about money, which can often lead to nightmares and stress.

Quarter of a million nurses could face retirement poverty

A quarter of a million NHS workers have opted out of the NHS pension scheme in the last three years

Trump Slump: Bargain Hunting after The Christmas Crash

The drop in stock prices that started with a seasonal October sell off intensified in December on disappointing economic reports out of China, heightened geopolitical tensions and a series of inept policy announcements in Washington.

Increased ombudsman award limits will have huge "unintended consequences" for advisers and clients

Plans to increase the amount of money the ombudsman service can award for complaints against firms could lead to huge rises in the cost of insurance for advisers warns Royal London.

Royal London welcomes Candia Kingston to Investment Advisory Committee

Royal London has welcomed Candia Kingston as an independent member of its Investment Advisory Committee (IAC).

Fed hike - not quite as dovish as expected

Melanie Baker, senior economist, at Royal London Asset Management commenting on the latest rate hike by the Fed

DWP evaluation of automatic enrolment offers ‘rare good news’ on pensions

With so much doom and gloom about pensions, this report offers a rare glimmer of hope

Offering flexible working options key to keeping older workers in workplace

People in the 52 to 64 age group are more likely than any other age group to be carers with many also still working

Half of workers worried about income if they were to fall ill

A million workers are off sick for more than a month every year, with research showing half (52%) would worry about their income if they became too ill to work

Save yourself the post Christmas tax return blues

Save yourself the post-Christmas tax return blues says Royal London to self-employed who are yet to file

Upward trend in women in full time employment

will see more auto-enrolled into pensions

Royal London today announces that Group CEO Phil Loney has decided to stand down by the end of 2019.

He is standing down to concentrate on his longstanding charitable interests in the international development sector and supporting people with learning difficulties.

Royal London enhances critical illness cover

Royal London introduces enhancements to its critical illness cover (CI) for three of the most common areas for claim - cancer, heart conditions and multiple sclerosis - allowing the business to pay out in a wider range of circumstances.

New pension superfunds could be ‘game-changers'

Today’s announcement that the Government are launching a consultation into pension "superfunds" could give savers more secure retirement incomes

Perplexed by wills: more than 5 adults do not know where to begin

New research by Royal London reveals that 5.4 million adults without a will in the UK would not know where to begin if they were to write one.

Will we stay or will we go

The probability of the UK remaining in the EU has just increased. With Brexit events moving at such a startling pace and less than a week to go before Parliament votes on Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement, investors should ensure their portfolios are prepared for every eventuality.

Pension enrolment threshold frozen again

Announcement today that the threshold for enrolment into a workplace pension is to be frozen at £10,000 effects hundreds of thousands more workers

Responding to the publication of a report by the Economic Affairs Committee

Responding to the publication of a report by the Economic Affairs Committee - "HMRC Powers: Treating Taxpayers Fairly"

Positive outcome for Restaurant Group deal

Commenting on the verdict of the Restaurant Group rights issue and the acquisition of Wagamama

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