Displaying items by tag: pensions

Wednesday, 16 March 2016 16:34

Budget 2016: New Lifetime ISA can be used for ‘other’ reasons

The new Lifetime ISA could be used for “other specific life events” apart from buying a first home and for retirement.

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Wednesday, 16 March 2016 16:32

Budget 2016: Lifetime ISA among major announcements

Radical changes to ISAs have been announced as one of the major headlines in the Budget today.

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Wednesday, 16 March 2016 15:49

Budget 2016: New rates on commercial property stamp duty

Tax for many businesses purchasing property will be cut, the Treasury said, as it announced changes to commercial property stamp duty in today’s Budget.

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Wednesday, 16 March 2016 15:46

Budget 2016: New pensions body as MAS gets 'slimmed'

A new pensions body is to be created as a part of a shake up that includes creating a ‘slimmer’ Money Advice Service.

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Tuesday, 15 March 2016 12:50

Consumers look to feed pensions into ISAs as Budget nears

Nearly a fifth of consumers may be planning to withdraw cash from pensions to drip-feed it into an ISA once they turn 55, according to new data.

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Monday, 14 March 2016 12:45

Pension pot dip should be allowed to pay for advice

Pension holders should be able take out a small amount from their pot to pay for pre-retirement advice, a major review has proposed.

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Friday, 11 March 2016 11:28

Mike Morrison: Is it realistic to ask us to keep working over 67?

Looking at the UK’s first State Pension Age review...

I was writing an article the other day in which I made the point that, with the changing demographics in the UK, one of the Government’s main tools for controlling costs and behaviour is the State Pension Age (SPA).

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Thursday, 10 March 2016 12:27

'Osborne should revisit radical ideas to reform pensions tax relief'

Radical pension reforms could significantly boost the pension savings of the majority of earners, but at the cost of substantial losses to high earners and major disruption to the industry, a report concluded.

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Tuesday, 08 March 2016 11:42