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Half of Britain's families are putting themselves at risk by failing to take steps to safeguard their financial future. A survey by HSBC reveals that 52% of parents with dependent children have no financial plan in place, leaving their families exposed to changes in circumstances such as ill health...

HSBC's The Future of Retirement programme is a leading independent study into global retirement trends. It provides authoritative insights into the key issues associated with ageing populations and increasing life expectancy around the world. The global report Why family matters, which accompanies this fact sheet...

Britons are using the internet and doing their own calculations when starting to plan their finances. An independent survey for HSBC reveals that almost half (45%) of Britons use official websites to help consider what savings, investments and insurance they might need...

Over 55s benefit most from the "Age of Inheritance" £1.1 trillion will be left to beneficiaries by 2047, the peak of leaving an inheritance, reveals a new report by HSBC. The Age of Inheritance Report shows that, based on increasing life expectancy estimates...

HSBC Secure Key generates a unique PIN code each time a customer logs on to their online accounts. It is small enough to take with you and doesn't require a bank card to be inserted into the reader.

Half of working Britons don't know they could be automatically enrolled into a new national pension scheme starting in October 2012 and could be in for a shock when employers start taking deductions from their pay, research from HSBC reveals today.

HSBC's The Future of Retirement report reveals 'planning premium' is key to wealthy retirement. A new era in retirement is dawning as the West's golden age of pensions comes to an end and the first generation of 'prosperous pensioners' appears in the world's emerging economies. This is a key finding from a new report...

One in five working age people in the world don't know what their main source of income in retirement will be, a new report from HSBC reveals today. And two thirds believe they won't be able to cope financially once they stop working, The Future of Retirement: The power of planning report found. Worryingly...

With imminent changes to the pension rules and a steadily ageing population, the issue of saving for retirement has never been more pressing. However, one question that remains is what is the best home for your retirement savings? New research from HSBC reveals that over the past 12 years since cash ISAs were launched...