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Monday, 15 April 2019 11:18
Fears over Halloween Brexit ‘nightmare’ for pensions
Fears of a Halloween Brexit horror story for pensions have been raised by AJ Bell.
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Friday, 12 April 2019 11:52
12,000 savers lose lifetime allowance protection
Thousands of pension savers have breached lifetime allowance ‘protections’ in the past 12 years, potentially landing themselves with tax bills running into hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 10:40
CISI 2019 Awards winners revealed
The winners of this year’s CISI Awards have been revealed.
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Tuesday, 09 April 2019 12:04
Freedom of Information reveals pension tax relief ‘scandal’
A new FOI reply to Steve Webb, director of policy at Royal London, suggests that far more low-paid and part-time workers are missing out on tax relief on their pension contributions than previously thought.
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Monday, 08 April 2019 09:37
Increase in auto-enrolment cushioned by tax changes
Pension savers will now be putting away more in their pots as part of an increase in auto-enrolment minimum contributions from 5% of qualifying earnings to 8%.
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Friday, 05 April 2019 12:36
Experts react to Government green light for Pensions Dashboard
The Government’s consultation on the proposed Pensions Dashboard has concluded and the report, published yesterday, pledged primary legislation to make it a reality.
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Wednesday, 03 April 2019 11:48
Transfer values increase ’substantially’ in March
Pension transfer values as measured by the XPS Pensions Group Transfer Value Index increased “substantially” during March, the firm has said.
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Tuesday, 02 April 2019 11:00
Nervous retirees seek advice on pension freedoms
Worried retirees have revealed their fears as the fourth anniversary of pension freedoms approaches.
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Tuesday, 02 April 2019 10:30
Lisa Webster: Softening the annual allowance blow
It seems a long time since we had an annual allowance (AA) of £255,000. These days most pension savers are restricted to £40,000, but the money purchase annual allowance (MPAA) and the horribly complex tapered annual allowance (TAA) impose significant further restrictions for many. HMRC’s pension contribution statistics for 2016-17 tax year give us the first indication of the impact of the tapered annual allowance, and it’s not pretty.
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Monday, 01 April 2019 11:41
Pension savers short-changed £40k by auto enrolment 'quirk'
Savers could be short-changed by as much as £40,000 unless changes are made to the way auto-enrolment minimum contributions are calculated.
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