Pensions

On 6 April 2014, the annual and lifetime allowances for pension contributions will be reduced. It’s likely to affect a greater number of individuals than… Read More »Pensions allowance cuts loom

Auto-enrolment for workplace pensions begins The auto-enrolment scheme for workplace pensions began in October 2012. Between then and February 2018 all employers, regardless of size,… Read More »Pensions Update

The Government has released further detail on plans to replace the £107.45 a week basic pension, and various top-ups worth up to £142.70, with a… Read More »Single-tier state pension – what is the Government proposing?

Many people spend time thinking about what retirement might look like financially, and this is particularly important now, especially given the uncertain state of the… Read More »Successful Retirement Planning

Last month marked the official end of the Default Retirement Age (DRA). The DRA has gradually been phased out from the start of April last… Read More »End of the Default Retirement Age – what now for older workers?

Planning for retirement is always important, but with big changes happening this month regarding pensions in the UK, and more possibly afoot in the future,… Read More »The big pensions shake-up – is it time for a review?

Starting from October this year, and depending on the size of your business, employers will have to automatically enrol all eligible workers into a qualifying… Read More »Auto-enrolment and employee earning thresholds

This year will see the introduction of radical pensions reform as the Government attempts to bridge the gap between pension savings and years in retirement… Read More »Employers’ guide to 2012 pensions reform

Once upon a time there were eight different pension regimes which caused a great deal of complexity.  Then along came a Labour government which decided… Read More »Pension legislation tends to give people a headache

The latest Pension Trends survey from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports that the recession caused pension contributions to tumble. Meanwhile, life expectancy continues… Read More »Are you saving enough for your retirement?