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Friday, 11 March 2016 11:28

Mike Morrison: Is it realistic to ask us to keep working over 67?

Looking at the UK’s first State Pension Age review...

I was writing an article the other day in which I made the point that, with the changing demographics in the UK, one of the Government’s main tools for controlling costs and behaviour is the State Pension Age (SPA).

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Thursday, 10 March 2016 12:27

'Osborne should revisit radical ideas to reform pensions tax relief'

Radical pension reforms could significantly boost the pension savings of the majority of earners, but at the cost of substantial losses to high earners and major disruption to the industry, a report concluded.

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Tuesday, 08 March 2016 11:42

Sipp contributions more than triple compared to last year

George Osborne's anticipated changes triggered the surge, Fidelity said

Sipp contributions more than trebled compared to the previous year, Fidelity International’s pension inflow figures showed.

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Monday, 07 March 2016 12:05

Sipp firm: Doubts over tax relief cost Treasury £1.5 billion

Sipp firm: Doubts over tax relief cost Treasury £billions

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Friday, 04 March 2016 09:55

Neil MacGillivray: Time for a punt on pensions?

Neil MacGillivray, chairman of the Association of Member-directed Pension Schemes and head of technical support at James Hay Partnership

I try to avoid speculating on the outcomes of the Budget. However as this year’s fast approaches one can’t help but take a great deal of interest on the various views being expressed on what will be the aftermath of the Green Paper – Strengthening the incentive to save: a consultation on pension tax relief. So I think this time I will take a punt.

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Thursday, 03 March 2016 11:59

'Work to 77 to match your parents' retirement living standards'

New analysis has shown big variations across the country when it comes to how long workers face having to work to achieve the same quality of pension as their parents’ generation.

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Wednesday, 02 March 2016 10:53

Women have barely half pension savings of men

A TUC-sponsored report has found that women, carers, ethnic minorities and the self employed lag well behind behind the average man when it comes to pension saving.

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Tuesday, 01 March 2016 12:17