International pensions group STM, which bought troubled SIPP firm Carey Pensions last year, is planning further acquisitions in the SIPP and pensions sector as its focuses on the UK.

Only a third of women (33%) believe now is the right time to invest in their pension compared to 46% of men, according to a survey of 1,100 consumers which looked at investment differences between the sexes during the pandemic.

Bad financial decisions now will haunt pension savers for the rest of their lives, the ABI has warned consumers.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the consultation on scrapping the RPI inflation measure by four months to August.