Posts Tagged ‘Pension’
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All the small print has now come out for George Osborne’s Budget to Parliament delivered last week. The key pension points are: No changes to pension tax breaks In a rebuff to recent speculation, the pension tax regime has survived the Budget completely unscathed. The annual allowance stays at £50k, ‘carry forward’ of unused allowances is untouched... Read more
Written by Colin Caulfield | Director
Gov’t To Look At ‘Transitional Arrangements’ For Women
22 Jun 2011 | No comments
FT Adviser has reported that the work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan-Smith said on Monday(20th June) that he was willing to look at measures that could ease the transition to the higher state retirement age for women, but he refused to give ground over the timing of the proposals. Responding to criticism from all sides... Read more
Written by Colin Caulfield | Director
Government Announces New Pension Annuity Rules
12 Dec 2010 | No comments
On Thursday the Government confirmed that there will be no requirement to annuitise at any age, and the new rules are effective from 6th April 2011 “This formed part of the government’s response to its July consultation, removing the requirement to annuitise by age 75. The main changes are that alternatively secured pensions (ASP) will... Read more