Fewer than half of employees in pension schemes
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that only 48% of employees were in an employer pension...
A new tax raid on pensions?
Feb 20, 2012
In a continuation of their usual headline themes (cold weather, Princess Diana and pensions), the Daily Express today claims that...
Delaying retirement in 2012
Feb 16, 2012
Some new research from Prudential has found that more than 10% of people who were planning to retire in 2012...
£50bn extension to quantitative easing programme
Feb 9, 2012
The Bank of England has announced a £50bn extension to their programme of quantitative easing (QE), designed to stimulate the...
A working life of 60 years?
Feb 6, 2012
Very few of us expect to spend 60 years of our lives in work. As the Queen marks the 60th...
Is this a SIPP?
Feb 6, 2012
A client asked me this question after I had suggested that they pay a pension contribution to boost their retirement...
Another dangerous pension scheme
Feb 2, 2012
Last year we blogged about the risks of so-called pension reciprocation plans, labelling them as a ‘dangerous’ pension scheme. These...
Pensions are less popular
Jan 26, 2012
A new study from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has found that only 38% of people are contributing...
Pension sharing becomes popular
Jan 24, 2012
Pension sharing orders are becoming more commonly used on divorce, as separating couples have less other assets to divide. The...
Public sector pension schemes and fixed protection
Jan 13, 2012
From 6th April 2012, the lifetime allowance for tax privileged pension savings is being reduced from £1.8m to £1.5m. Pension...
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