Pensions

The Chancellor is launching a lifetime Isa for young people, which will allow those under 40 to contribute up to £4,000 a year and receive a £1,000 government match. Billing the plan...

Insurance premium tax (IPT) will be increased by 0.5 per cent, the Chancellor has confirmed in today’s Budget. IPT now stands at 10 per cent, impacting private medical insurance (PMI) and other...

Now: Pensions has announced it will ensure non-taxpayers will not miss out on the tax relief they would get in a relief at source scheme by making up the shortfall for affected...

April’s £1m pensions lifetime allowance poses serious questions about the tax efficiency of group life arrangements for high earners. This year’s Budget could make the situation even more uncertain, finds Edmund Tirbutt...

Default funds hold the assets of millions of Britons, many of whom have never even signed a pension contract. But where, asks Michelle McGagh, are the stats that show how well these...

BlackRock invests in digital to drive growth in bundled scheme business and greater engagement with the end-saver says Miranda Seath, Senior researcher, Platforum This month we look at BlackRock’s strategy to win...

While the Chancellor has confirmed there will be no changes to tax relief on pensions in the Budget 2016, speculation is mounting that he may attempt to raise revenue through other means,...

1825, Standard Life’s wholly-owned financial planning business, is buying East Anglian adviser Almary Green for an undisclosed fee. Almary Green, which provides personal advice to 1,900 clients and brings assets under advice...

Women affected by the increase in state pension age from 63 to 66 could have the impact offset by being allowed to draw their pension early on an actuarially neutral basis, a...

Is the debate on default fund strategy swinging back towards at least some element of active management? Michelle McGagh investigates The ‘active versus passive’ investment debate has become more nu­anced as pension...