Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford looks at Treasury proposals to increase the tax on pension death benefits from 35% to 55%.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Nick Bamford considers Government proposals to allow early access to pension benefits.

Drinks maker Diageo has come up with an innovative way to deal with their pension scheme deficit, by producing whiskey for their pension fund that will mature in time to cover the cost of the deficit!

The Government is planning to index private sector defined benefit pension increases to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of price inflation.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Nick Bamford was quoted in the Daily Express today, in an article looking at different ways to boost your pension pot at various stages of your life.

Our live Budget webcast with Chartered Financial Planner Nick Bamford has been recorded and is now available to view here.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner has been quoted in the Daily Mail, in article describing the lack of interest many people have in how their pension fund is invested.

The new coalition government has signalled a willingness to rethink some aspects of the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST). New Pensions Minister Steve Webb has suggested there is scope to rethink the rules for auto-enrolment.

Informed Choice managing director Martin Bamford was featured in the Independent on Sunday today, talking about trust and confidence in financial advisers.

The coalition programme for government contains several proposals for pensions and retirement. Here is a brief summary of what to expect.

The recently concluded case of Fryer v HMRC initially created some worry in the world of pensions, as it brought into question the inheritance tax treatment of a pension fund when a decision has been made to defer taking benefits.

HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed that people under age 55 in unsecured pension (also known as income drawdown) will face an unauthorised payment charge if they purchase an annuity or switch to another provider.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford looks at Liberal Democrat proposals for abolishing higher rate income tax relief on pension contributions and suggests making contributions now if you were planning to do so in 2010/11.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford talks about some important financial planning steps for people who become self-employed.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was quoted in the Independent on Sunday today, in their Wealth Check feature.

In his latest expert answer article for thisismoney.co.uk, Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford explains what will happen to your pension fund if you die.

Insurance companies have known for some time that where you live can have an impact on your life expectancy. The rising popularity of ‘postcode’ annuity rates could soon be followed with an assessment of wealth and other factors to determine a tailored life expectancy.

With the election campaign gathering pace, much of the focus in the first week has been on the economic track record and policies of each of the parties. Pension policy is an important aspect of economic policy.

As a set of priorities, these sound pretty good. The three ‘Hs’ of health, happiness and holidays are the key priorities for the babyboomer generation when considering retirement, according to new research from AXA Wealth.

Much comment has been generated around the higher taxes that will be paid by many people, due to Alistair Darling’s […]