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Pension Lifetime Allowance & Annual Allowance Reductions
Despite the press briefing by HM Treasury on Friday evening that no reforms to the pensions tax regime will be […]
Julia Docker
Mar 8, 20162 min read


How to reform financial advice
With speculation about changes to pension tax relief in the Budget slightly less fevered now, we can shift attention to […]
Julia Docker
Mar 7, 20162 min read


Chancellor U-Turn on Pension Tax Relief
Chancellor George Osborne has performed a U-Turn on Pension Tax Relief ahead of his Budget on 16th March but radical […]
Julia Docker
Mar 6, 20163 min read


Don’t lose out to the next lifetime allowance reduction
Will widely expected pension tax changes in the Budget this month strengthen the incentive to save or help close the […]
Julia Docker
Mar 3, 20162 min read


What are the benefits of pension consolidation?
What are the benefits of pension consolidation? A growing number of the people we work with come to us with […]
Julia Docker
Mar 2, 20163 min read


Winners & losers from a two tier retirement system
There will be winners and losers from a two tier retirement system, according to new research looking at differing approaches […]
Julia Docker
Feb 29, 20162 min read
Podcast 068: Lifetime & Annual Allowance Changes in April 2016
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Julia Docker
Feb 26, 20163 min read
Pension tax relief – radical reform or daylight robbery?
Will changes to pension tax relief in the Budget next month represent radical reform or daylight robbery? Speculation is rife […]
Julia Docker
Feb 25, 20162 min read


Death of retirement
Retirement has changed a great deal over the course of a generation. Rising life expectancy, lower investment returns and a […]
Julia Docker
Feb 17, 20163 min read


Could Pension ISAs be a Gordon Brown moment for George Osborne?
Ahead of the Budget on 16th March, there has been a lot of speculation that pension tax relief will be […]
Julia Docker
Feb 8, 20163 min read


What’s the appeal of equity release?
New figures published by the Equity Release Council have revealed that a record amount of housing wealth has been unlocked […]
Julia Docker
Jan 26, 20162 min read


Top tips for preparing for retirement
Here are some top tips for preparing for retirement under the new pension freedom rules from Robert Cochran, retirement expert, […]
Julia Docker
Jan 12, 20163 min read


Informed Choice Podcast 055: Andrew Tully, Retirement Advantage
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Julia Docker
Dec 16, 20151 min read


When it comes to retirement, it’s your choice
My father retired at age 65 after a working life that can best be described as manual labour. For his […]
Julia Docker
Dec 16, 20151 min read


Confusion over new state pension
The state pension makes an important contribution towards retirement incomes, but a lot of people are still confused about the […]
Julia Docker
Dec 15, 20152 min read


Busting the myth of a hedonistic retiree population
New research is busting the myth of a hedonistic retiree population. The research by the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK) […]
Julia Docker
Dec 2, 20153 min read


Reluctant retirees
Reluctant retirees are on the rise with new research finding one in ten UK adults plan to never retire. What […]
Julia Docker
Nov 30, 20152 min read


Please defer pension changes in the Autumn Statement
We believe one of the most important incentives for long-term retirement savings is consistency. When governments keep changing the rules, […]
Julia Docker
Nov 17, 20152 min read


Don’t assume property outperforms a pension
The Office for National Statistics have been on a bit of a roll recently when it comes to their publications. […]
Julia Docker
Nov 12, 20152 min read


Population projections & dependency ratios
Something interesting is happening to the size and shape of the UK population. Last week saw the publication of a […]
Julia Docker
Nov 3, 20152 min read
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