Pensions

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

The Pensions Regulator has issued guidelines for employers on how to deal with the upcoming new mandatory workplace pension scheme. Under the scheme, which rolls… Read More »Employers to get online help with new pension rules

Plans to begin implementing auto-enrolment pension schemes in 2012 will hamper the ability of smaller firms to run their businesses, it has been claimed. A… Read More »Smaller employers will be hit by compulsory pension plans

In the summer of 2007 a seminar from one of the major UK insurance companies at Mere Golf & Country Club caused something of a… Read More »Pension Auto Enrolment

People won’t be able to dip into their pensions early. The Government had been consulting on the possibility of giving people access to their pensions… Read More »Early access to pensions ruled out

HMRC has issued new guidelines on the recent changes to the tax relief available on pensions. As part of the changes, the annual allowance for… Read More »Guidance on the new pension saving rules

The previous government announced that it was restricting pension relief to taxpayers that earn more than £150,000 a year. This took 22 pages of tax… Read More »2011 PAYE Update – Pensions

The 2011 Finance Bill will give pension savers a greater degree of control over how they use their retirement pots. Under the draft laws, the… Read More »Pension savers to get more freedom

The government has been urged to clarify its plans for scrapping the default retirement age in order to avoid the risk of extra tribunal claims. The… Read More »Retirement age change needs rethink

From 6 April 2011, tax relief for pension contributions is restricted. This new provision has an interesting history. The last government announced that tax relief… Read More »Pension changes from April 2011