Tag Archives: HM Treasury
WOW – RDR II just broke out!
The FCA have launched what they call “a major new review looking at how financial advice could work better for consumers”. A quick scan of the Terms of Reference of this Financial Advice Market Review suggests it is as ambitious in … Continue reading
Citizen’s Advice- the place to get pension guidance
George Osborne has announced the Citizen Advice Bureau as the delivery mechanism for face to face guidance over the new pension reforms. The Treasury announcement is here. This doesn’t come as a surprise – CAB had been after the work and … Continue reading
“Annuities George, what took you so long?”
We have failed 1.5m annuitants- what took us so long? Continue reading
Fake tax for the rich, real cuts for the rest
The Treasury stand accused of faking a £4bn pa tax on 100,000 of the super-rich. George Osborne stands accused of using this fake tax to justify draconian cuts on the wider population.