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Monday, 13 April 2015 10:45
Customer enquiries treble at Canada Life as pension changes come in
Canada Life says it has seen customer enquiries triple in the wake of pension freedom changes.
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Friday, 27 March 2015 11:19
Sting in the tail could surprise flexible drawdown clients
A "sting in the tail" could be looming for flexible drawdown clients who could face a HMRC fine of £300 or more.
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Thursday, 26 March 2015 11:40
Regulator pushes pensions dashboard proposal
The Financial Conduct Authority is proposing a pensions dashboard allowing consumers to see all their pension pots in one place, following a study on retirement income it carried out last year.
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Tuesday, 24 March 2015 09:58
Morrison Blog: Confusion to reign over lifetime allowance
So, Budget 2015 brought us another change to the lifetime allowance (LTA), with the proposal to reduce it from £1.25 million to £1 million. This now seems to be the pension policy of choice for at least two of the main political parties.
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Monday, 23 March 2015 11:19
Sipp as originally envisaged "now endangered" 25 years on
The Sipp as originally envisaged by former Chancellor Nigel Lawson is "now an endangered species", a leading expert says, as the 25th anniversary of its creation was marked.
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Thursday, 19 March 2015 10:08
Sipps related claims to blame as FSCS issues £20m interim levy
Sipps related claims are behind a £20m interim levy on life and pensions intermediaries announced by the FSCS today.
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Wednesday, 18 March 2015 15:01
Annuity sell on for cash plan gets Budget rubber stamp
Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed in his Budget today that 5m people will get the freedom next year to sell on their annuities for cash.
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Wednesday, 18 March 2015 14:42
Sipps firm unhappy over lifetime allowance cut
A Sipps administrator has expressed disappointment that the lifetime allowance is to be cut from £1,250,000 to £1m.
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Monday, 16 March 2015 11:48
Sipps firm warns over annuity re-sale plan dangers
Dangers lie ahead for consumers under plans for the re-selling of existing annuity contracts, a Sipps firm has warned.
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Thursday, 12 March 2015 13:05
Annuity re-sales could be in next week's Budget
The final Budget of this Parliament may feature plans which could lead to a new market in second-hand annuities.
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