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Are you reaching the stage where you are approaching retirement, asks Wayne O'Neill, Financial Planning Manager at Zurich? If so, it’s a good idea to take some time with a financial broker or advisor to review and refine your strategy before choosing an appropriate solution for your retirement needs.

As life expectancy increases, what does this mean for you pension pot and what actions can you take to retire comfortably? Wayne O'Neill, Financial Planning Manager at Zurich looks at the actions you can take now for a comfortable retirement. 

 

People are living longer lives in retirement. In this article Wayne O'Neill, Financial Planning Manager at Zurich will look at ways to navigate the countdown to retirement so that you have confidence that your pension savings will allow you to lead the life you want when you retire. 

When planning for the future, a workplace pension is one of the most valuable employee benefits available.

Adopting a new perspective on your glory years can help in all kinds of ways. Here’s how to do it.

Planning for retirement is one of the smartest financial decisions you can make. Whatever your vision of retirement is, the earlier you prepare, the better the chance of making it a reality.

Zurich research highlights that 36% of private sector workers still have no pension savings and more than 8 in 10 workers either don’t know or are unsure how auto-enrolment will impact them.

When it comes to addressing the gender gap in pensions, this article will highlight that, although auto-enrolment is welcomed news, it won’t be the full solution in tackling this issue.

My Future Fund, the national auto-enrolment (AE) pension scheme, is set to launch on January 1st, 2026. With the start date just months away, payroll providers and employers – particularly small and micro businesses (SMEs) – should start getting ready now.

Many of us have a pension operating in the background, but what is it actually doing? Is it working hard enough for you, and could a top-up be on the cards?

 


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