Tag Archives: tax relief
Pension PlayPen’s response to the Treasury on pension tax-relief
The Treasury has asked eight great questions which go to the heart of how we incentivise pension saving. Here are our responses. We haven’t formally sent these responses to the Treasury yet, so if you have any comments, please send … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, DWP, EET, Financial services, Government, HMRC, occupational pensions, ocnsultation, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, public sector, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, tax relief, TEE, The Treasury
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We had it coming!
I haven’t read the reaction of the pension hierarchy to the Treasury’s consultation on the future of pension tax relief – I don’t have to. Steve Bee’s tweet “I don’t want to spend the rest of my time on this … Continue reading
Raining on pensions (again)! Guest Blog from Ralph Frank
The 2015 Summer Budget has delivered a series of blows to pensions in the UK. The Chancellor of the Exchequer claims that “the government is committed to supporting savers at all stages of their lives to help them … Continue reading
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Tagged defined benefit pension, Government Bonds, pensions, raining, Saving, summer budget, Tax, tax relief, transferring pensions
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Dear Government- “Five do’s, five don’ts” – #pensions
For those slipping quietly into retirement in the UK the political promises are about the revaluation of your state benefits, the payment of your winter allowance and the tax treatment of your savings and income. Whatever you have done or not … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, auto enrolment, Business, Commission, DWP, Employment, exempt, Government, Greg McClymont, Leonard Cohen, Life Time Allowance, LTA, Minister Webb, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, retirement income, retirement savings, Steve Webb, tax relief, VAT
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Is he mad in the Ed? -Another great guest blog from Ralph Frank
Ed Miliband’s recent proposal to cut the Lifetime Allowance (“LA”) for pension savings from £1.25 million to £1 million would deal a further blow to encouraging private pension provision, if implemented. The LA is, in my opinion, a flawed tool … Continue reading
“Free money”- why do those eligible for it- not want it; guest blog from Ralph Frank
NEST has recently published its latest annual ‘insight’, a study that looks at the behaviours and attitudes of members enrolled into workplace pensions. The ‘insight’ finds that older workers have significantly higher opt-out rates from auto-enrolment than younger workers – … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, dc pensions, employer contribution, employer contributions, Employment, Financial services, free money, Free money. auto-enrolment, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Ralph Frank, Retirement, tax relief
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