25 Jun 2019
Pensions for women need addressing as they save less than men
More women than men are failing to save adequately for their retirement with 34% of women claiming that they don’t …
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8 May 2019
10 Pension Tips for 2019
1. Make the most of your workplace pension scheme. It makes sense for most employees to join their company pension …
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6 Apr 2019
Auto enrolment pension contributions - good news for retirement
Under pensions auto enrolment, employees must increase the contributions to their pensions as much their employers from Saturday 6 April.
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2 Apr 2019
The NHS Pension Scheme investing myths busted
The NHS Pension Scheme has been in the news for the wrong reasons. It is very concerning that the negative …
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25 Jun 2019
Pensions for women need addressing as they save less than men
More women than men are failing to save adequately for their retirement with 34% of women claiming that they don’t …
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8 May 2019
10 Pension Tips for 2019
1. Make the most of your workplace pension scheme. It makes sense for most employees to join their company pension …
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6 Apr 2019
Auto enrolment pension contributions - good news for retirement
Under pensions auto enrolment, employees must increase the contributions to their pensions as much their employers from Saturday 6 April.
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2 Apr 2019
The NHS Pension Scheme investing myths busted
The NHS Pension Scheme has been in the news for the wrong reasons. It is very concerning that the negative …
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30 Jan 2019
Pension funds post biggest losses since 2008 - but investors still stand to gain
A marked deterioration in pension fund performance during the final quarter of 2018 meant that last year saw the …
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21 Jan 2019
Investors urged to top up state pension contributions before April
Under current rules, anyone who comes under the new state pension system - which is those reaching state pension …
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17 Jan 2019
Why paying the lifetime allowance and annual pension charges may not be a bad thing
The common perception is that people should do all they can to avoid paying these charges. This can …
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9 Jan 2019
Over 55 year olds warned about taking pension cash early
As ban on pensions cold calls, texts and emails comes into effect investors are being warned of the issues they …
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8 Jan 2019
Poorer pensioners are biggest stock market gamblers
Investors with smaller pension pots are opting to gamble their retirement fund on the stockmarket in a trend which could …
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7 Jan 2019
Divorcing women urged to recognise the value of their pension
January is a month where relationship worries can reach a peak. After the relative excitement of the festive season, the …
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14 Dec 2018
The case for a flat rate of tax relief on pension contributions
For several years the government has been urged to reform the perceived inequality of the pension tax relief system. Under …
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7 Dec 2018
Four things you can do to protect your pension from scammers
The number of people seeking information about pension scams has soared since the launch of the first joint campaign by …
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4 Dec 2018
Pensions - low earners lose out as auto enrolment threshold frozen at £10k
The UK's pensions minister Guy Opperman has confirmed the key earnings trigger threshold that will apply to …
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26 Nov 2018
How do you invest a large lump sum of £100,000 or more into a pension?
This article aims to provide some ideas on how you can do that, using guidance from four leading experts in …
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13 Nov 2018
Let's talk about our pensions
As Talk Money Week gets underway, Kay Ingram, director of public policy at LEBC, believes all women and …
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9 Nov 2018
Could today's younger generations end up being too poor to retire?
Rathbones, which provides investment management services to charities and professional advisers has carried out research which suggests that many of …
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6 Nov 2018
Six ways the self employed can boost their pension
In the autumn Budget The Treasury committed itself to a consultation which would examine ways in which this worrying scenario …
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26 Oct 2018
Pension tax relief cuts could harm NHS - opinion
"Treasury sources have hinted that pension tax relief may be cut in next week’s Budget to pay for £20bn extra NHS funding.
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22 Oct 2018
Millions of women caught out by rise in the State Pension Age (SPA)
Between 2010 and 2018 the female state pension age (SPA) increased from 60 to 65. Although many women have opted …