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Wednesday, 30 November 2016 12:01
Huge jump to 1.5m in people seeking state pension forecasts
In the six months after the launch of the new State Pension in April more than 1.5 million personal State Pension forecasts were issued, says the Department for Work and Pensions.
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Friday, 25 November 2016 10:22
Fears that SSAS could be victim of scam crackdown
A Financial Planning firm director fears genuine entrepreneurial investors maybe put off from using flexible pensions such as SSAS, following signals of a scam crackdown.
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Thursday, 24 November 2016 10:19
Mike Morrison: When will we realise what we've done?
‘Another one bites the dust!’ A tenuous way to start an article I know, but it is in response to the news that another insurance company has decided not to continue in the annuity market (LV=).
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Wednesday, 23 November 2016 15:44
Govt to examine pensions cold call ban after planner campaign
A consultation looking at a new law to ban pension cold calls has been announced by the Government this afternoon.
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Monday, 21 November 2016 11:23
Campaigner: Don't let cold call ban fail due to investments
A new law to ban pension cold calls must be prevented from having a “chink in the armour” by failing to include investments, an adviser heading the campaign says.
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Thursday, 17 November 2016 15:03
SSAS trustees win FOS case against advice firm
The Financial Ombudsman has ruled against an advice firm over investing in an unregulated collective investment scheme.
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Wednesday, 16 November 2016 12:13
Security vital to success of pensions dashboard as key step looms
The development of the Pensions Dashboard has been one of the big pension related stories of 2016 – with the Treasury signing up eleven of the largest pension providers to build the first prototype of its kind in the UK.
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Tuesday, 15 November 2016 11:33
1 in 10 drawdown customers regret decision
A new study has found that more than one in ten drawdown customers regret their decision.
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Monday, 14 November 2016 12:23
Claire Trott: Retrospective changes could destroy pensions
Twice a year, every year for the last ten years, I have had the discussion with my peers about tax free cash, or to give it its correct legislative name, pension commencement lump sum, and if it will lose its tax free status in the next announcement.
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Friday, 11 November 2016 11:26
Women hit with 'double whammy' on pensions
As the world marks Equal Pay Day today, Aegon’s head of pensions Kate Smith says women are being hit by a double whammy on pensions and pay.
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