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The Nucleus UK Retirement Confidence Index 2025

In the 2025 Nucleus UK Retirement Confidence Index you’ll find the full analysis of consumer and advice professional research and a comparison of how these results stack up against last year's.

Retirement is one of the most significant milestones in life, yet for many people across the UK it carries as much uncertainty as it does anticipation. The Nucleus Retirement Confidence Index offers a unique, in-depth look at attitudes, expectations, and concerns surrounding retirement across the UK at different life stages.

Surveying over 4,300 UK adults with YouGov and the lang cat, the Nucleus index shines a light on the factors affecting retirement confidence.

For findings and to download the report, click here.

/ Additional reports

Q3 Platform market scorecard

The Q3 2025 version of our in-depth market analysis of inflows, outflows, developments, regulation and thematic deep dives.

The meaning of value 2025

Our third annual study with Royal London looking at the meaning of value, offers a unique look at what clients genuinely care about.

Q2 Platform market scorecard

The Q2 2025 version of our in-depth market analysis of inflows, outflows, developments, regulation and thematic deep dives.

Impact of poor service

/ White papers

The Impact of Poor Service

We provided the research for a report, in conjunction with Parmenion, which reveals how far short of expectations many adviser platforms are falling. The research found that over the last 12 months, 88% of advisers needed to apologise to at least one of their clients on behalf of a platform, and that poor service delivery from platforms impacts 91% of advisers every day.

Impact of poor service

/ White papers

The Impact of Poor Platform Service

We provided the research for a report, in conjunction with Parmenion, which reveals how far short of expectations many adviser platforms are falling. The research found that over the last 12 months, 88% of advisers needed to apologise to at least one of their clients on behalf of a platform, and that poor service delivery from platforms impacts 91% of advisers every day.

/ White papers

Answering the Call

Service means a lot of things to a lot of different people. It’s so subjective it can be hard to put your finger on. This paper aims to challenge the status quo and inertia that’s built up in the sector for many years.