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Pensions and Savings
- 53% of working adults will find it difficult to fund a comfortable retirement.
- One in four workers don’t have any spare money to take out a pension
- More than two out of three self-employed people are likely to experience difficulty in retirement
Source: JP Morgan Fleming Pension Map of Britain, 2003
- Over a third of investors plan to tap into their savings and investments in five years or less
- Just one in five people are investing their money to take advantage of tax breaks
- One in five investors are saving for school and/or university fees
- 16% of investors are saving to fund long-term care
- 15% of investors are saving for a deposit on a new house
Source: JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management, 2004
- The Government is aiming to increase the share of pensions provided privately from 40% to 60% in 2050.
Source: Financial Services Authority, 2002
- There is a savings gap of £27bn in the UK. To fill this people in the UK need to save 54% more than they are currently saving.
Source: Oliver, Wyman and Company, 2001
