The number of women working after 70 has more than doubled in four years, increasing from 5.6% in 2012 to 11.3% in 2016 and getting close to the number of men working past 70.

Bristol-based investment company Hargreaves Lansdown says it believes that a DWP consultation paper on occupational pensions, due to be published imminently, will mean a major shake up to workplace pensions.

Hargreaves Lansdown believes that Autumn Statement documents hint that it is only a matter of time before pension tax relief will have to be targeted for cutbacks by the Chancellor.

Bristol-based investment and advice provider Hargreaves Lansdown has voiced concerns about the shrinking open market annuity rate sector and says the ABI should reinstate ‘annuity window’ rate tracking.