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Thursday, 01 October 2015 10:38
Growth expected in post-retirement advice due to pension reforms
The pension reforms and the rise in life expectancy are fuelling demand for financial advice during retirement, according to research among financial advisers.
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Wednesday, 30 September 2015 10:43
Neil MacGillivray: Time bomb ticking
Now nominations are nothing new, members have been able to nominate dependants to receive pension death benefits and beneficiaries to receive a lump sum.
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Wednesday, 30 September 2015 10:36
5m now in auto-enrolment pensions; opt-outs low
Auto-enrolment is celebrating its three year anniversary tomorrow (1 Oct) with 5m workers now enrolled and opt-out rates below expectations.
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Monday, 28 September 2015 10:19
Trackers popular with pension investors despite turbulence
FundsNetwork says that pensions investors have kept their faith in index trackers despite turbulent markets centred around China’s stock market crisis in August which saw many flee to defensive assets.
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Tuesday, 29 September 2015 12:17
Consumers say tax relief unimportant in pension decisions
New research has highlighted the extent of confusion about the UK pensions and savings system and how unimportant tax relief is to individuals’ decision making.
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Friday, 25 September 2015 12:12
Flat-rate pension tax-relief proposals are no ‘silver bullet’
Flat-rate pension tax-relief proposals are no ‘silver bullet’, the managing director of a retirement practice has warned its supporters.
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Thursday, 24 September 2015 12:24
Many over 55s plan to work past traditional retirement age
A big chunk of over 55s plan to continue working past what would previously have been considered their retirement age of 65, researchers have found.
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Tuesday, 22 September 2015 13:01
Sipps firm expert criticises failure to explain state pension reforms
A senior consultant at a Sipps firm has blasted the Government’s failure to explain the State Pension changes clearly enough.
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Monday, 21 September 2015 11:48
Mike Morrison: ISA style pensions not so popular when you explain
I was at my daughter’s birthday party last Sunday afternoon doing that bit where you hang around while all the kids have fun.
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Thursday, 17 September 2015 12:23
4,000 face 40% or higher pension exit fees
A leading pensions expert says the number of people found to be facing exit charges in a major FCA study is ‘significant’ - despite being lower than many might have expected.
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