Nearly half (48 percent) of divorced and widowed women aged over 55 said their financial wellbeing would influence or has influenced their decision to remarry rather than have a common-law relationship, according to new research by Investec Wealth & Investment.

Recent ONS data shows that the number of older women marrying or remarrying has increased in recent years, and of those who let financial wellbeing influence their decision, 23 percent rated their financial wellbeing as a significant factor, while nine percent rated this is as the primary factor in deciding to m...