Displaying items by tag: retirement

Friday, 08 April 2016 12:17

Increased mortality in over 75s drives deaths rise

A spike in the number of deaths in England and Wales in 2015 - the highest in a decade - was driven by increased mortality in over 75s.

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Wednesday, 23 March 2016 11:09

70% of employees fail to understand pension investments

Research conducted by Barnett Waddingham, the provider of consultancy and actuarial services, has found that UK employees suffer from “major gaps” in pensions knowledge.

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Thursday, 17 March 2016 11:10

Budget: Pension tinkering which went under the radar

Despite not getting top billing in yesterday’s Budget – unlike the bombshell announcements of 2014 – pensions did still feature.

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Monday, 14 March 2016 12:45

Pension pot dip should be allowed to pay for advice

Pension holders should be able take out a small amount from their pot to pay for pre-retirement advice, a major review has proposed.

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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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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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Tuesday, 01 March 2016 12:17