The majority of defined contribution (DC) pension savers, 75 percent, want their pension to automatically pay an income when they reach retirement. The finding was revealed in a paper...
Read moreDetailsFinancial advisers have urged the government to reduce the tax burden on people saving for retirement in anticipation of the next general election. The call to action was revealed...
Read moreDetailsPlanned changes to child benefits mean that pension salary sacrifice schemes will be more attractive for higher earning households. For a family with three children, child benefit is worth...
Read moreDetailsIndependent financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory has promoted Darren Wateridge to principal consultant in London. Wateridge joined the company in 2013 as a senior consultant and actuary with more than...
Read moreDetailsPension and incentive services provider Zedra has boosted its governance team by creating a new client relationship director role. Appointee Nicola Parnham, who joined Zedra in 2018 to build...
Read moreDetailsEmployers have expressed relief that government proposals to scrap the current non-dom tax regime will not mean the end of all tax concessions for international employees. This was the...
Read moreDetailsWomen on average hold £100,000 less in financial assets than men, according to a study that examined gender wealth disparities in the UK. The research by, Handelsbanken Wealth and...
Read moreDetailsThe government will abolish the current non-dom tax system and replace it with a “simpler and fairer residency-based system”, announced chancellor Jeremy Hunt in today’s Spring Budget. “From April...
Read moreDetailsFrom April this year, the income threshold for child benefit charges will rise from £50,000 to £60,000, chancellor Jeremy Hunt said in today’s Spring Budget speech. Child benefit...
Read moreDetailsChancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed there will be greater scrutiny of the performance of defined contribution pension funds in his 2024 Spring Budget speech today. He told MPs in...
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