The cost of a moderate retirement income is £25,000 per year for a single person and £36,480 for a couple, according to the latest data from Hargreaves Lansdown’s Savings and Resilience Barometer, published today.

Women are more likely to vote for a political party that keeps the Triple Lock, cuts council tax or pledges to avoid increasing the state pension.

Lancaster Investment Management has criticised the potential £5.4bn takeover of Hargreaves Lansdown by a private equity consortium.

A private equity consortium has increased its bid for investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) by over 10% in the latest round of its takeover attempt.