The Government has published its Financial Inclusion Strategy today, giving strong support for employers to offer 'opt out' payroll savings schemes. The national strategy, which also looks at financial education in schools...
The Chancellor’s unprecedented ‘pre-Budget’ speech this morning paves the way for significant tax rises later month, as she refused to rule out breaking manifesto promises not to raise income tax, national insurance...
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning a £4bn tax raid by restricting the amount employees can save into salary sacrifices schemes, according to media reports. The Daily Telegraph reports that Reeves will...
Speculation is mounting that the Chancellor is looking to raise income taxes while simultaneously lowering National Insurance rates at the Budget, potentially hitting pensioners with a tax hike. Although nothing has been...
There’s been a non-stop flow of suggested pension policy reforms for the upcoming Budget. Some are radical suggestions, others more of a tinkering with the small print. Many would be complex to...
Opinion is split among the public as to whether people should be able to use pension funds to help them get onto the housing ladder, with scepticism this would create further problems...
Financial advisers are seeing a significant spike in enquiries about tax-free cash, amid ongoing Budget speculation that this will pension perk will be curtailed. DeVere Group says it has seen a 45...
The rumour mill is hotting up ahead of the Autumn Budget with a lot of concern around what could happen with pensions, especially around tax free cash. But there are also...
The Department of Work & Pensions has published its consultation document on retirement-only CDC, setting out how these proposed new pension arrangements might work in practice. It is seeking views from trustees,...
One in six UK businesses could face insolvency if the government raises employer auto-enrolment pension contributions, according to research from Barnett Waddingham. Such a move could also lead to further disruption in...
