Two-fifths of self-employed people – 41% – are risking an uncertain retirement because they are failing to pay into a personal pension, according to new data from investment platform CMC Invest.

Wealth and investment manager Quilter has introduced some changes to its platform, including a new pension top-up service which will let clients make lump sum top-ups into an existing collective retirement account.

Expanding pension consultancy Barnett Waddingham (BW) is recruiting a record 85 apprentices and graduates this year.

Newspaper reports suggesting that the state pension age could rise to 68 sooner than expected are an example of the Prime Minister “playing with political fire,” according to one pension expert.