26% of adults are finding their income difficult to get by on – report Around 47% of people said they are coping on their income and 27% are living comfortably, according to Standard Life. The Independent UK · 9h ago
Why Some Gen Z Workers Are Opting Out of Pensions to Pay Today's Bills Young workers are pausing workplace pension contributions to cover rent and living costs, but experts warn this could reduce future retirement savings through lost growth and employer contributions. International Business Times UK · Oct 2
Stocks struggle amid oil, bond price volatility Investors weighed developments in the US-China summit and kept a watchful eye on elevated bond yields and oil prices. Evening Standard · Sep 24
Shares edge down as Iran tensions push oil higher Investors also digested UK Chancellor John Healey’s pledge to control public spending ahead of next month’s Budget. Evening Standard · Sep 7
Standard Life continues cost-cutting and eyes £800m ‘synergies’ from Aegon deal The firm said it had made £210 million worth of cost savings as part of a three-year £250 million cost-cutting target. Evening Standard · Sep 7
Oil price moves higher as insurers hold back FTSE Oil prices pushed up once more with the US and Iran appearing to not make much progress towards a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Evening Standard · Aug 11
Hundreds of Britons Face £100,000 Tax Bills After Cashing in Their Pensions: The Reasons Why Racing to beat a 2027 inheritance levy has left savers with huge bills. Discover how a pension withdrawal is taxed, what sparked the panic, and how to hold on to more. International Business Times UK · Jul 22
Your Mortgage Could Cost You £268,000 in Retirement: The Hidden Price of Higher Rates Rising UK mortgage rates may jeopardise your retirement savings by up to £268,000. Here are the strategies to balance mortgage repayments and pension contributions to secure your financial future. International Business Times UK · Jun 25
Bold, optimistic, empathetic: How a retirement company perfected its look for Gen Z Standard Life's new brand identity aims to engage a wider audience. Creative Bloq · May 23
How to track down lost pension pots Finding all your pensions could be more straightforward than you think. The Independent UK · May 15
Can you move your pension to dodge inheritance tax? Fraudsters say so Criminals exploit confusion or anxiety over new IHT rules by offering a ‘safe haven’ for savings pots The Guardian - UK · May 11
London traders weigh war deadlock as luxury woes hit Paris The FTSE 100 closed down 49.48 points, 0.5%, at 10,559.58. Evening Standard · Apr 15
Aegon offloads 200-year-old UK business to Standard Life for £2bn Deal will create pensions and savings group with 16 million customers and £480bn of assets, while Aegon focuses on US The Guardian - UK · Apr 15
Evening Standard · Apr 15 Standard Life strikes £2bn deal to buy Aegon UK Dutch financial firm Aegon will own a 15.3% stake in the combined group following the deal.
The Independent UK · Apr 15 Standard Life buys rival in £2bn deal to create pension and savings giant Dutch financial firm Aegon will own a 15.3 per cent stake in the combined group following the deal
Evening Standard · Apr 12 Some older people having to ‘unretire’ due to financial pressures, survey finds A fifth of people questioned for Standard Life said they did not realise how much money they would need in retirement.
The Independent UK · Apr 12 Older people forced to ‘unretire’ amid financial pressure concerns A significant proportion of older people are being forced to ‘unretire’, a new survey has revealed
The Independent UK · Jan 30 Gen Z have big retirement dreams - but are failing to plan how to pay for them It’s important to start early so that compounding does the heavy lifting for retirement savings
Fortune · Nov 24, 2025 As boomers are forced back to work because they can't afford to retire, Robinhood CEO says Gen Z are opening retirement accounts at 19 years old Robinhood cofounder and CEO Vlad Tenev says young people are embracing old-fashioned investments, and it seems to be working. Gen Zers are already on track to successfully retire.
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025 Of course most of us don’t know the state pension age – we don’t think we’ll ever retire IN FOCUS: As a new study reveals that only one in five people are aware of when they can stick up an indefinite ‘gone fishing’ sign, Helen Coffey explores whether it’s indicative of a more troubling trend around pension ignorance and magical thinking
Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025 People receiving full new state pension on course for £12,548 from April Inflation figures released on Wednesday suggest that wages, which have increased by 4.8%, will be used to calculate next year’s state pension rise.
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025 Insurer Phoenix changing name to Standard Life next year Phoenix bought the Standard Life brand in May 2021 following its purchase of Standard Life Aberdeen’s insurance arm in 2018 for £3.28 billion.
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2025 Everything we know about retired British couple found dead in France The bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle were found in Les Pesquiès, southwest France