The Wealth at Work group (“the Group”) – a leading financial wellbeing and retirement specialist has acquired technology firm Death by Design Limited (“DBD Digital”), based in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
As a result of the new Pensions Bill, announced in the King’s speech, it will be interesting to hear more of the plans for trust-based schemes to be legally required to offer retirement income solutions to members, including default investment options.
According to WEALTH at work’s latest research of over 2,000 workers, the biggest financial concerns for the year include not having enough savings for unexpected costs (40%), not being able to save enough for the future (38%),
The number of people in full-time employment who believe they will never be able to afford to retire because of the impact of the rising cost of living is on the rise, with two fifths (39%) of workers claiming they will never be able to afford to stop working, up from one in three (33%) twelve months ago.
On Monday, US markets opened on a high note, following President Joe Biden's announcement on Sunday that he would be withdrawing from the US presidential race.
Despite the UK hitting the Bank of England’s 2% inflation target in May, retail sales data indicated a drop in purchases last month of 0.2% year-on-year in comparison to the 4.9% growth in June 2023.