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Worried retirees have revealed their fears as the fourth anniversary of pension freedoms approaches.
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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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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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Nigel Waterson, chair of the trustees at Now Pensions, has today announced that he is standing down after more than seven years in the role.

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Monday, 11 March 2019 10:35

Drawdown cash withdrawals ‘set to surge’

As the end of the tax year approaches Hargreaves Lansdown has predicted a surge in drawdown cash withdrawals.
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As auto-enrolment minimum contributions are set to rise from 5% to 8% in April, new analysis show has shown the cost of opting out of a workplace pension scheme.
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Wednesday, 06 March 2019 14:45

SIPPs remain top 3 pension product with advisers

SIPPs remain a top three pension product recommended by financial advisers, according to a new survey by Defaqto.
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Organised crime groups led by married couples or families are running pension scams worth millions of pounds, according to The Pensions Regulator.
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A new survey has revealed 85% of respondents believed all DB schemes should allow partial transfers.
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Wednesday, 20 February 2019 11:40

Lisa Webster: Beware the side effects auto-enrolment

Automatic enrolment (AE) has, by and large, been a success story. Opt outs have been fewer than predicted and the 10 millionth employee has been auto-enrolled, according to figures recently released by The Pensions Regulator (TPR). It’s also been good to see TPR getting their teeth into a few unscrupulous employers that have flouted the rules to show they mean business.
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