The pensions industry has welcomed the chancellor’s Budget announcement that it is to bring forward the ban on pensions cold-calling. This issue has been under discussion for a number of years. Although...
There was no widespread shake-up of pensions tax relief in the Autumn Budget. There had been rumours that chancellor Philip Hammond may look to introduce a flat-rate of tax relief, but in...
His comments come as 30 of the UK’s largest companies - including HSBC and John Lewis - pledged to tackle climate change in support of the Government's ‘Green Great Britain Week’. To...
The letter - signed by Bupa’s chief executive Alex Perry, Axa PPP’s chief executive Keith Gibbs, Aviva chief executive of global health Mark Noble and Vitality UK chief executive Neville Koopowitz -...
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Pensions Regulator have announced a joint regulatory strategy aimed at improving retirement outcomes for consumers. This will include a wide-ranging strategy review next year, which will...
It is estimated there are 1.6m lost pension pots, with a total value of almost £20bn, according to new industry research. This research was carried out by the Association of British Insurers...
Pensioners will receive an above average increase to the state pension in April. This follows the announcement by the Office of National Statistics that inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index)...
There is strong employer support for a simplified pension tax regime, according to a new report. Ahead of the Autumn Budget, a report by the Association of Consulting Actuaries found that almost...
Financial advisers view Brexit and the current political uncertainty as only secondary risks to people’s long-term financial security. Despite the political and news agenda being dominated by Brexit issues, only 6 per...
The vast majority of consumers support the introduction of a pensions dashboard, but would like it to do more than simply list their savings. Research conducted by Now Pensions found that three...
