Press releases
December 2017
- Could your elderly parents be falling victim to scammers?
- Thousands of military wives missing out on nearly half a billion in state pension rights as government schemes fail
- New data shows deepening pensions divide between public and private sector
- Royal London calls for industry standard on reporting performance data
- 5.8 million renters to have no plan B if they were too ill to work
- Royal London awarded nine gold star ratings in Finance & Technology Research Centre 2017 Protection Product rankings
- How protection can save Christmas
- FOI replies reveal vulnerable pensioners at risk of poor outcome under care home funding lottery
- Top saving tips from millennials
- Get prepared for self-assessment tax return now to beat HMRC fines, urges Royal London
- Student debt could mean current graduate pension savings are a fifth lower
November 2017
- Solving the millennial pension saving problem: it's not all about pensions
- HMRC forced to refund homebuyers more than £160m in over-paid stamp duty in last year
- Minister urged to allow low-paid to share in benefits of salary exchange for pensions
- Homeowners should think twice before incurring charges in rush to secure cheap fixed rate mortgages as providers hold or even cut rates
- Royal London introduces signature free consent form for claims
- Ascentric launches enhanced client reporting with Sprint to help raise the bar on adviser service
- Why pension tax relief is in the Chancellor's sights, five things he might cut - and one he won't
- More than one-third of parents won't or can't help children get on the property ladder
- Budget stamp duty reforms don't go far enough
- Despite Brexit elephant in the room and pessimistic forecasts, 2017 Autumn Budget not all bad news
- Pension infrastructure plans 'likely to be a damp squib'
- Poorest pensioners to get smallest increase in April
- Royal London awarded gold star for customer service
- Budget 'stealth tax' to hit millions of savers
- GPs report symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression are on the increase in the UK
October 2017
- Sir Andrew Dilnot calls for action on social care funding to mend 'broken' care market at first Royal London annual lecture
- RLAM expands equity offering with launch of two new global equity funds
- Revealed - The 775,000 people who pay a higher tax rate than a millionaire
- Millions leave their loved ones to navigate money maze after they die
- 65,000 pensioners face losing their mortgage help unless they take out second mortgage with government
- RLAM announces the largest ever launch of a UK property fund
September 2017
- RLAM signs up to LGPS transparency code
- Auto-enrolment five years on: Royal London's five point action plan
- FOI reply reveals over £1.3 billion in unclaimed tax breaks for married couples
- Working families face 'unnecessary' child benefit loss of £171 million per year
- Risk targeted governed retirement income portfolios prove their resilience at five-year anniversary
August 2017
- BoE comment - Brexit uncertainty and low wage growth will keep rates on hold
- The hidden costs of opening the Bank of Mum and Dad - new research from Royal London
- Westminister should follow Scotland's lead on funeral poverty plan
- CPI close to topping out
- New Royal London research shows that millennials are willing to save more
- Any new corporate governance measures must add value
- Pension scheme members need more help to avoid 'one-size-fits-all' outcomes
- Royal London appoints Olivia Dickson as a non-executive Director
- Funeral debt soars to an all-time high as funeral costs increase
- Royal London reports strong profit and new business growth in the first half of 2017
July 2017
- A blueprint for getting the self-employed into pensions
- Ascentric adds Clear Capital Management LLP to DFM options for advisers
- Royal London updates HIV underwriting philosophy
- Tough action needed to protect consumers from misleading sales practices
- FCA consultation could reverse progress on shareholder protection
- Millions feel the squeeze financially while coping with a critical illness
- Growing risk that your pension will go to the wrong person when you die
- RLAM launches Multi Asset Credit Fund for institutional investors
- Government right to implement Cridland findings
- Royal London introduces e-signatures for Access to Medical Reports Act consent forms
- Rising services activity offsets manufacturing weakness
- Royal London launches a new pension Review Service
- New research find those who receive financial advice are on average £40,000 better off than their unadvised peers
June 2017
- Call for changes to inheritance tax rules as executors face paying IHT bills from their own pocket
- The rise of DC: The 'Decision Citizen'
- Investors press WPP to plan for a post-Sorrell future
- An Aramco IPO must play by the rules
- Pros and cons for markets of a weak and unstable UK government
- No time for uncertainty
- Households must put plan in place to deal with cost of living squeeze
- Three million workers missing out on £2 billion of 'buy-one, get-one free cash' from their employers
- Queen's speech leaves social care policy "in limbo"
- DUP-Conservative deal on pension - 'could open door to cuts in tax relief'
- Royal London launches new mortgage protection innovation with L&C
- Surge in pension transfers 'worth more than the value of your home'
May 2017
- Half of the UK would rather miss the funeral of a loved one than tune in via a live-stream
- Investors risk losing billions as 'dash for cash ISAs' continues
- Royal London improves Income Protection cover
- The next instalment of Roy's journey revealed
- Labour manifesto pension proposal could cost £300bn
- Care bills could eat up half the value of family homes under 'regional lottery' conservative proposals
- Call for reform as families face shock five-figure tax bills after death of a loved one
- Care costs repayment scheme built on 'shaky foundations'
- China and Trump could deliver another volatile summer for markets
- Could living together in later life seriously damage your wealth?
- 'Meaningful' care cost cap needed to prevent big regional winners and losers from proposed reform
- Political risk tops client concerns in 2017
- Nearly a third of a billion paid in claims by Royal London
April 2017
- FOI reply shows Government treating bereaved families as 'a nice little earner'
- Advisers predict a stable outlook for the Protection market
- What does the snap General Election mean for our pensions?
- 800,000 people at risk of being over-taxed on their pensions
- Royal London enhances Personal and Business Menu plans
- Persimmon starts to address investor concerns on pay
- 'Middle way on the triple lock' proposed as part of 3-point Royal London 'pensions manifesto'
- Royal London Independant Governance Committee Annual Report for 2016: Understanding value for money
- Royal London analysis shows potentially unsustainable Income Withdrawal rates
- Harassed baby-boomers set to cascade a 'wall of wealth' from their parents to their children
- Royal London launches pioneering life cover for people with diabetes
March 2017
- Social care green paper will prolong the 'decades of dithering' on social care
- Hammond prepares Brexit honey pot despite punchy forecasts
- Radical dividend tax cut means savers need to think again
- Self-employed will pay for State Pension
- Startling figures challenge notion of richer and richer pensioners
- Half the value of your home at risk from average care home stay
- Quarter of a million Royal London members see pension charges effectively slashed by more than a third in 2016
- Royal London reports strong new business and profits growth
February 2017
- Clear gender divide in experiences of bereavement
- DB Green paper puts living standards at risk for millions
- Royal London supports more professionalism on pension scams
- Savers lose over £100 billion in a decade by investing in Cash ISAs
- Royal London reaches £1bn milestone of assets under management for the Governed Retirement Income Portfolios
- Royal London wins 'Exceptional' accreditation from Investor in Customers
- "Flexible" retirement could mean working into your late seventies or beyond
- Ascentric adopts simplest charging structure in the platform market
January 2017
- Ascentric bolsters adviser support with appointment of Andy Zanelli
- RLAM expands equity capabilities with creation of global equity team
- Ascentric offers advisers access to Puma AIM portfolios
- Grandparents who help their daughters get back to work after childbirth are missing out on thousands of pounds
- Recovering from Christmas debts - Could 'spending awareness' be the key?
- Ascentric surpasses £12 billion assets under administration
- Royal London research reveals the state of the protection nation