Pensions

By James Dowey, Chief Economist & CIO In a Q&A James Dowey, Chief Economist & CIO, looks at the recent impact of China on Japan and explains why the medicine itself of...

Rob Burnett, Head of European Equities Although slightly down on their previous election result, Syriza managed to win just over 35 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s election, seeing off the...

The corporate reward supply chain, from provider through intermediary to corporate customer, is under pressure. Legislative changes are compressing margins and forcing changes to delivery of products and services. Advisers are under...

An FCA consultation launched today includes new requirements to help consumers shop around and questions the payment of commission on the non-advised purchase of annuities. The FCA’s paper proposes new rules on...

Called Doctor@Hand, the service allows staff to have secure video consultations with an experienced UK GP at a time and in a location that suits them, both in the UK and abroad....

The proposed Isa Warehouse is one of two front-runner proposals to replace the current system of pension tax relief at the investors marginal tax rate. The other option is understood to be...

In his first public appearance since taking the shadow pensions brief from Lord Bradley, following a reshuffle by leader Jeremy Corbyn, Nick Thomas-Symonds, MP for Torfaen, told a Social Market Foundation/Standard Life...

The data relates to the three months following the full introduction of Pension Freedoms on the 6 April this year. The FCA compared that three-month period with the same period in 2013. Some may...

The new State Pension is available for those who reach State Pension Age on or after 6 April 2016 – and at present not many in the UK population are particularly familiar...

The investment bank favours a move to the pension Isa structure, having costed the four options on the table in the Treasury’s pension incentives consultation. Scenario 1 is maintaining the status quo...