Tagged: pensionbee

May 28, 2023 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee, an online pension provider, has made it possible for more savers to move their pensions quickly and efficiently with the adoption of an additional transfer service. ViaNova is “an industry working group that sets consistent open standards across fund providers, pension providers and platforms… 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

January 23, 2023 @ 8:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The PensionBee Impact Plan has been created in collaboration with BlackRock, specifically in response to PensionBee customer feedback. This is an innovative new product which delivers active impact investing “to mainstream investors; through the PensionBee Impact Plan savers are able to invest in companies whose… Read More

November 29, 2022 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s online pension provider, PensionBee (which has reached £3 billion in assets under administration), has partnered with specialist communication charity, Speakers Trust, in order “to help unlock greater confidence in the workplace when public speaking, by utilizing essential communication techniques.” The two organizations have “collaborated… Read More

November 13, 2022 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

It’s been a time of “great change” in the UK, with political events unfolding alongside global economic themes, including high inflation and rising interest rates, the team at PensionBee notes. According to PensionBee, there’s “an interconnected relationship between inflation and interest rates; often when one… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 12:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pensions are invested in global stock and debt markets, and therefore “what happens around the world will also be felt in our pensions,” the team at UK’s PensionBee explains. PensionBee wrote in a blog post that September saw “the continuation of the domino effect created… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After months of investments tumbling in a downward trend, July seemed “to mark a positive turning point for global markets,” according to an update from PensionBee. In fact, China was “the only leading stock market to fall in value.” This brief rebound had “created speculation… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at online pension provider PensionBee notes that they havewritten during the first few months of the year about “the challenges affecting pensions; inflation, supply chain issues and the ongoing war in Ukraine among other things.” This combination of factors “is driving down market… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Analysis from online pension provider, PensionBee reveals that many women could “lose out on as much as £225,000 in pension savings, should they retire at the same time as their male partner.” As men in heterosexual relationships tend to be the older partner, typically by… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

It’s been a tough couple of years for the United Kingdom’s economy. Living costs are increasing, disruption continues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now there’s a war going on in Europe. So “all eyes were on Westminster” recently as the Chancellor, Rishi… Read More

March 8, 2022 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at PensionBee notes that February was, in many ways, “a continuation of January’s rocky start to the year.” Stock markets continued to fall “as a result of rising inflation, rising interest rates and a generally weaker economic outlook.” However, Russia’s unprovoked invasion of… Read More

February 23, 2022 @ 1:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking has been around for several years and it’s likely that it’s “here to stay,” according to an update from PensionBee. According to the online pension provider, this new tech has benefited over 4 million people in the United Kingdom and is set to… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent analysis from online pension provider, PensionBee, has revealed that if Brits diverted half of the money they’re expected to spend this Christmas to their pensions, they could be “as much as £1,442 better off by the time they reach retirement.” This amount could “increase… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New research from online pension provider PensionBee has found 88 per cent of Brits don’t feel confident about the key agreements that arose from COP26. In the weeks since the UK hosted world leaders for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), PensionBee discovered… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 3:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New analysis from leading online pension provider PensionBee reveals men’s average quarterly contribution amounts increased by 32 per cent, from £801 in Q3 2020 to £1,058 in Q3 2021. Women’s average quarterly contribution amounts also increased by 15 per cent in the same period, from… Read More

November 22, 2021 @ 5:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from online pension provider, PensionBee, reveals that nearly a third of savers (32%) think that it doesn’t matter whether they notify their pension provider(s) of a change of address, as they will still have a way to contact them. This belief may be quite… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

PensionBee, a Fintech offering pension services, has integrated Plaid – a leading open banking provider. According to PensionBee, the partnership will expand the remit of Open Banking to include pensions, transforming the traditionally complex process. PensionBee previously offered open APIs but this will be an… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 10:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online pension provider PensionBee, has selected global Regtech Clausematch to manage its internal policies and controls, according to a release. PensionBee states that in preparation for its public listing on the London Stock Exchange, it first engaged Clausematch in 2020. PensionBee started by using the… Read More