Comment and Blogs
The Ofsted grading system has come under scrutiny recently, but despite a report from the cross-party education select committee calling for an end to the simplified grades, the government have confirmed they are here to stay.
Read more: Lisa Webster: HMRC school report - could do better
The recent news that Labour has ditched plans to re-instate the lifetime allowance is certainly welcome.
As a much-changed Parliament gets up and running, we pension techies eagerly await the long overdue regulations to correct the drafting errors in this year’s Finance Act.
Read more: Lisa Webster: Tricky transition for pre A-day pensions
Last year, a whirlwind of change hit the pensions industry as schemes and advisers raced to prepare for the removal of the lifetime allowance, while HMRC staff scratched their heads over exactly how it could be done before the end of tax year deadline, writes Beth Joslyn, of AJ Bell (standing in for Lisa Webster who is on holiday).
Following the changes introduced in the 2023 Budget, there has been some focus on how the death benefit rules might change.
Read more: Charlene Horton: How pensions can fund charitable giving
I have recently returned from nearly two months away from anything to do with pensions (well, aside from deciding I need a bigger fund to spend more time in all the places we visited, once we don’t have the kids in tow!).
Read more: Lisa Webster: A lifetime's wait but a fix is in sight