Shopping around for your pension can save you money
I have said many times over that it is important to understand the options available to you when approaching your retirement. Many people just don’t understand pensions and tick the first option that...
View ArticleBudget 2014 – Pensions
Increasing Pension Flexibility Under the current legislation, when a member of a defined contribution pension scheme retires he or she can normally take up to 25% of their pension pot as a taxfree lump...
View ArticleAre you approaching retirement? Need to understand your Pension Options?
I am sure that, by now, you will have seen some of the headlines generated in the national press, firstly by the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) thematic review of annuities in February and, just...
View ArticleSaving to support your retirement has never been better!
In March the Chancellor announced fundamental plans to redesign the UK defined contribution pension system (as opposed to workplace final salary schemes). This is the most far-reaching reform to the...
View ArticlePension Wealth Check
10 ideas served up to help you maximise your pension provision It’s important to review your pension planning regularly to make sure it still meets your specific requirements. Over time, your...
View ArticleProposed Pension Reforms Get The Green Light
Yesterday the Government gave a clear green light to the radical rewriting of the pension rule book. The Government response delivers on the Chancellor’s Budget promise of much more DC pension...
View ArticleHow to take your pension income in 2015
This article below from Standard Life is meant for Advisers but actually might go someway to helping our clients understand the choices available to them when taking defined contribution pension...
View ArticlePension and Retirement Planning – Act Now!
Due to the recent changes announced last year by the Chancellor regarding pensions for some client’s there is much work to be done between now and April 2015 when the bulk of the changes become...
View ArticleImproved Pension Tracing Service
The Pension Tracing Service (PTS) that helps people find lost pensions is undergoing a major expansion, tripling its staff to 49 in anticipation of increased demand as a result of the April pension...
View ArticlePension Vs ISA – Interesting article from Standard Life Techzone
Road test: Pension v ISA We’ve put the ‘all new’ 2015 pension and the recently modified NISA, head to head to see which will come out top in our 0 – £60k performance shoot-out and […]
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