Pensions

The final episode of The Split series aired on BBC1 earlier this month and addressed the difficult issue of terminal illness and advance care planning

Married people are up to £138,000 better off than divorced people, with divorced women the worst hit by the impact of marriage breakdown on wealth, according to new analysis by Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management

The risk of pension poverty is likely to increase with the rise in number of divorces, according to UK insurance firm Aviva

Applications for pension sharing orders have jumped 17 percent in the past year from 7.500 to 8,800 - the rise comes as pensions are becoming increasingly contested in UK divorces

The day has finally come when no-fault divorce becomes law. Lawyers have been eagerly awaiting the implementation of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act which received Royal Assent in June 2020

Entrepreneurs in the UK are more likely to consider property investment rather than a pension to build their wealth, according to new research

The Lasting Powers of Attorney Ordinance is expected to come into force in Guernsey for the first time on 1 April 2022. The law will mean that Guernsey residents can create a lasting power of attorney (LPA) to appoint someone they trust (the Attorney) in advance of any loss of capacity, to deal with their affairs. But what does this mean for international clients? Gilly Kennedy-Smith, a partner at Mourant, discusses the implications... 

Hundreds of thousands of over-50s workers have been forced into retirement earlier than they planned since the start of the pandemic in 2020, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed

London family law firm Burgess Mee has launched The Cross Check – a new package offering clients “holistic advice on navigating the legal, financial and emotional aspects of relationship breakdown”

When advising clients on wills, there are several key issues that private client practitioners should consider, according to Sarju Kotecha, a solicitor & legal director at law firm Harold Benjamin