Confidence in retirement prospects among Brits surged in 2024, according to PensionBee’s Pension Confidence Index highlighting a “substantial” shift in public sentiment. The Pension Confidence Indicator jumped from -10 in December 2023 to +29 in December 2024 reflecting “growing optimism overall about financial futures.” But the data… Read More
Independent Advisor Solutions Inc. —a wholly owned subsidiary of Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. —is pleased to announce a retail partnership with Apollo (NYSE: APO), a provider of alternative assets and retirement solutions. This latest collab aims to reinforce Independent Advisor Solutions’ dedication to forming deep relationships… Read More
PensionBee, a firm focused on the consumer retirement market, is marking its 10th year of operations, which includes a decade of innovation, growth and impact in the pensions industry. Established back in December of 2014 to help tackle “outdated” pension systems – and with an… Read More
Betterment at Work, a provider of modern, scalable 401(k)s for growing businesses, released the fourth installment of its annual survey on the state of retirement readiness and financial benefits across the U.S. workforce. Betterment’s 2024 Retirement Readiness Report, which examines data from 1,000 full-time U.S…. Read More
Student workers could add thousands of pounds to their pension if the Government presses ahead with the extension of automatic enrolment to 18-year-olds, according to new research from PensionBee, the online pension provider. More than half of full-time students “work an average of 14.5 hours… Read More
Alpaca explains in a blog post that individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) are tax advantaged retirement accounts available for individuals earning income in the U.S. These accounts offer significant tax benefits which “incentivize individuals to save long term for retirement.” These associated incentives often lead to… Read More
TIAA, which claims to be the largest U.S. provider of lifetime income, announced a strategic partnership with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to accelerate the transformation of TIAA’s retirement recordkeeping capabilities and operations. The agreement capitalizes on the strengths of “both organizations to provide next-generation technologies and… Read More
Brits’ confidence in their retirement prospects continues to rise, according to PensionBee’s latest Pension Confidence Index. The Pension Confidence Indicator score “surged to +30 immediately following the General Election, up from +22 in March 2024 and significantly higher than -10 in December 2023 and -9… Read More
Jarvis, a pension fintech that empowers employees to plan for their ideal retirement actively, has raised £1.8 million in seed funding in a round co-led by Ascension VC and Cornerstone VC, with participation from Tokio Marine Future Fund. The investment will support growth and product… Read More
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) has partnered with Syracuse University’s D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) in order to bring retirement education workshops to entrepreneurs across the U.S. Robinhood says that they are honored to partner with an organization “helping veterans and veteran… Read More
NewRetirement, a comprehensive, digital-first financial planning platform for consumers and enterprise partners, announced that it has closed its Series A round with $20 million in funding. The funding round was “led by Allegis Capital and joined by Ulu Ventures, Nationwide Ventures, Fin Capital, Frontier Venture… Read More
Betterment at Work, a provider of modern financial benefits for today’s diverse workforce, today released a new survey on the state of retirement readiness across the U.S. workforce. The report, which tracks year-over-year trends “from 2022, polled 1,000 full-time U.S. employees to examine how retirement… Read More
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
Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, which claims to be the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, has partnered with Moneyhub, the Open Banking and Open Finance platform, to deliver its pensions dashboard. This marks the first UK provider to commit to offering a… Read More
The unstable financial markets in the United States during the past few years have people keeping a wary eye on their retirement accounts and, increasingly, they are doing so via mobile apps, the team at J.D. Power notes. According to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S…. Read More
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
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
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
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
Human Interest, which claims to be one of the “largest” and “fastest-growing” 401(k) providers in the country, says it is the first “to offer a 3% cash back reward to participants who start saving for retirement.” The incentive is “available to all eligible participants on… Read More
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