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Friday, 27 November 2015 11:56
'Ominous' signs of bloody nose coming on pensions tax relief
There are ‘ominous’ signals over pensions tax relief that a ‘bloody nose’ is still to come despite the Chancellor’s silence on the subject yesterday, industry figures have warned.
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Tuesday, 06 October 2015 11:49
Half of employers concerned over staff deferring retirement
Research has found that nearly half of UK employers are concerned about older workers deferring retirement due to inadequate retirement savings.
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Friday, 25 September 2015 12:12
Flat-rate pension tax-relief proposals are no ‘silver bullet’
Flat-rate pension tax-relief proposals are no ‘silver bullet’, the managing director of a retirement practice has warned its supporters.
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Thursday, 14 May 2015 13:04
Expert warns pension schemes to stay in deficit for longer
Many defined benefit pension schemes with actuarial valuations this Spring will find that their plans to repair deficits have been blown off course, an expert has warned.
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Tuesday, 07 October 2014 10:17
PPF cuts levies by £60m but more to do, says Towers
The Pension Protection Fund aims to raise £635 million through levies in 2015/16, down from the £695 million it envisages collecting this year.
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Tuesday, 02 September 2014 12:11
Top pension fund assets hit new $15 trillion high
Total assets of the world's largest 300 pension funds grew by over 6% in 2013 to reach a new high of almost US$15 trillion, freshly released figures showed today.
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Wednesday, 13 August 2014 17:36
Rowles becomes head of Towers' UK retirement practice
Towers Watson has appointed Peter Rowles as head of its Retirement Practice for the UK and Ireland. Mr Rowles will succeed John Ball who was appointed Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) head of Retirement Solutions in June this year.
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Friday, 25 July 2014 09:50
Retirement market to treble by 2023 with annuity sales bounce
The total UK 'at retirement' market has been forecast to more than triple in size in the next 10 years, with annuity sales still high despite taking a hit in 2014.
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Thursday, 01 May 2014 10:33
'More insurers could focus on bulk annuity market'
A study into the bulk annuity market has shown there were fewer big hitters in the UK last year but researchers predict more firms will enter.
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Friday, 13 December 2013 09:25
State pension age to reach 70 in 50 years
The State Pension Pension age will reach 70 by 2063 but will rise more slowly than the Government's Autumn Statement last week suggested, according to analysis by Towers Watson.
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