Tagged: becky o’connor

January 3, 2024 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Buying a home and paying off the mortgage are the “biggest financial wins” that make people proud, while living in debt and spending beyond one’s means are the “nation’s biggest regrets,” according to research shared by online pension provider PensionBee. A survey by PensionBee has… Read More

November 25, 2023 @ 2:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New research from online pension provider, PensionBee, reveals a notable enthusiasm among c.1,000 UK pension holders “for the recently announced ‘pot for life’ pension model.” Over three-quarters (76%) of pension savers “expressed that they would consider opting for the new model, while only 5% of… Read More

October 19, 2023 @ 11:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Analysis by PensionBee, an online pension provider, has found that putting a pay rise in a pension now can “lead to a bigger rise in annual retirement income later on.” Regular pay including bonuses in the UK “rose 8.5% in the year to July 2023,… Read More

October 2, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Parents could help provide more than £300,000 in pension wealth for their kids by the time they reach retirement age “by contributing to their child’s pension from the age of 18,” according to new research shared by PensionBee. As concern grows around the sustainability of… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 1:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At least half of retirees could be missing out on hundreds of pounds of interest each year through “keeping their savings in accounts with rates of 3% or less a year,” according to new research. As high street banks have come under fire for failing… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Students off to university for the first time this year could be “the first crop of graduates who face repaying their university debts into retirement,” according to PensionBee, an online pension provider. As noted in a blog post by PensionBee, this year’s Freshers will be… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pension savers have reportedly “contributed over 20% more to their pensions in Q2 2023 compared to the same period last year, despite persistent levels of high inflation,” according to new analysis from online pension provider, PensionBee. The average quarterly contribution amount “for female savers increased… Read More

July 20, 2023 @ 11:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Almost half of people (46%) over the age of 55 who are paying off mortgages are worried about rising rates, continuing to meet repayments and how to pay their loans off in full, research from PensionBee, the online pension provider, suggests. The research carried out… Read More

July 2, 2023 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Two-in-three people are likely to take time out “to provide unpaid care at some point during their working life,” according to a new report from online pension provider, PensionBee. The Carer’s Pension Gap report highlights “the extent of unpaid care in the UK and how… Read More

June 20, 2023 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Analysis from online pension provider, PensionBee, reveals an increase in the number of pension savers who would like to see the oil sector completely excluded from their pension investments, from 15% in 2022 to 21% in 2023. PensionBee’s annual Tailored Plan survey, “which seeks to… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee, an online pension provider, recently launched its State Pension Age Calculator, designed “to help savers evaluate if they can retire before they’re eligible to receive the State Pension.” The age people can “claim their State Pension has risen significantly since 2010 when the entitlement… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Analysis from online pension provider, PensionBee, reveals that pension savers put significantly more money “aside for their retirement at the start of 2023 than they did in the latter part of 2022, despite persistent levels of high inflation.” The average quarterly contribution amount “for female… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This past week from 6 April, the full amount of the weekly State Pension in the UK will reportedly “increase by 10.1%, the highest ever rise, for 12.5 million recipients of the State Pension.” Taking effect for payments starting next Monday 10 April, the amount… Read More

February 20, 2023 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee, a online pension provider, has calculated that “moving £1 trillion, the approximate value of UK defined contribution pension funds of around 28 million UK savers that are mostly held in ‘default’ investment plans, to ‘positive impact’ funds, could reduce the carbon footprint of UK… Read More