Workplace pension participation soars under auto-enrolment but expert warns further reform still needed

State Pension currently provides essential financial support for over 12.4 million older people across the UK, including some 981,399 retirees living in Scotland.

The Bank of England has issued a dire warning for millions across the UK after hiking interest rates to its highest levels for over a decade.

State Pension currently provides essential financial support for over 12.4 million older people across the UK, including 981,399 retirees living in Scotland.

New research conducted on behalf of Aviva has discovered that one in six (15%) divorced people did not realise their pension could be affected by splitting up.

EXCLUSIVE: James McArdle (Mare Of Easttown) and Fionnula Flanagan (The Others) have been set to lead the ensemble cast of Four Mothers, an Irish-set adaptation of Gianni di Gregorio’s 2008 festival and box office hit Mid-August Lunch (Pranzo Di Ferragosto).

State Pension provides essential financial support for over 12.4 million older people across the UK, including some 981,399 individuals living in Scotland.

Planning for your retirement can never start too early, especially after the UK workforce experienced an unprecedented period of uncertainty during 18-months of lockdown which resulted in a staggering 11.7 million employees put on furlough.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry could be returning to England sooner than you thought.

When it comes to our financial priorities, pensions are not often at the top of the list until you get closer to the age at which you are thinking of retiring and leaving permanent employment.

TV and broadband supplier Sky has issued a message to anybody who claims Universal Credit or State Pension. Sky wants to help people hit hardest by the cost of living crisis by helping them save £90 a year.

New data analysed by Opinium has discovered that the recent energy price cap rise is affecting the finances of the younger generation more than any other.

LAS VEGAS -- The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s findings that illusionist David Copperfield and the MGM Grand hotel-casino were not financially responsible for a British tourist’s injuries during a signature vanishing act at a Las Vegas Strip show in 2013.Gavin Cox and his wife, Minh-Hahn Cox, alleged that the multimillionaire magician, the hotel, two Copperfield business entities and a construction firm that was renovating the hotel caused permanent brain injuries for Cox when he fell while taking part in the trick as a randomly picked audience member.In a complex verdict reached in May 2018 after several weeks of testimony, the jury found Copperfield, the hotel and Copperfield’s company, Backstage Disappearing Inc., negligent but not civilly liable for Cox’s fall.Cox had sought hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical costs and damages, but jurors found him responsible for his own injuries and he received no money.Brian Harris, attorney for the couple, noted Friday that the court split 5-2 on its ruling, issued Thursday.“Had the dissenting opinion been shared by the majority, our clients would be looking at a new trial,” Harris said. “We are disappointed we won’t have that opportunity.”Five justices rejected the argument that the trial judge should not have allowed attorneys for the hotel to show jurors surveillance videos of Cox walking with apparent ease with his dog on a leash outside court.In the courtroom, jurors saw Cox helped to the witness stand by his attorney or court officers.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has responded to an online petition calling for State Pension payments to be increased to £380 per week to match the new National Living Wage rate, saying that the UK Government “disagrees” with its proposed approach.