Automatic enrolment – when is my staging date?
This is the first in a series of short blogs about automatic enrolment, a new law designed to encourage people...
Higher income drawdown limits for women
Aug 10, 2012
The GAD rates used to calculate the maximum income drawdown limits for women will be increased from 21st December 2012,...
If not pensions, then what?
Aug 9, 2012
New research from Barings has found that pensions are not considered a retirement funding source for 44% of Brits. This...
Labour focuses on the wrong issues, again
Jul 24, 2012
None of us likes to pay more for goods and services than we have to. Human nature is to look...
Miliband on pension charges
Jul 13, 2012
There are times when politicians should think very carefully before launching unsubstantiated attacks on subjects where their knowledge and experience...
Low gilt yields for years
Jul 10, 2012
A leading fixed interest fund manager has said that gilt years could stay at record low levels for years, should...
Fire up the printing presses!
Jul 5, 2012
The Bank of England has announced a further £50bn of quantitative easing, with interest rates remaining on hold at 0.5%....
Can you afford to retire?
Jun 18, 2012
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was featured in the Observer yesterday, commenting in an article asking whether people...
Mind the retirement gender gap
Jun 8, 2012
New research from Prudential has found that women expect to retire on £5,750 a year less than men. The latest...
Annuity rates and poor health
Jun 1, 2012
Annuity rates are currently under real pressure. QE, part of the Government plan to deal with the huge national debt...
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