The Royal Society of Arts has published wide-ranging recommendations seeking to tackle the four key barriers to saving for the self-employed, underpinned by a call to introduce a flat rate of tax relief on pensions contributions.
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The Royal Society of Arts has published wide-ranging recommendations seeking to tackle the four key barriers to saving for the self-employed, underpinned by a call to introduce a flat rate of tax relief on pensions contributions.
A default drawdown proposition rejected by the Australian government could offer “freedom from the pension freedoms” for unengaged savers who cannot afford advice at retirement, it has been claimed.
Analysis: Consultants say bulk annuity pricing has never been so attractive, yet the majority of pension schemes see self-sufficiency as their likely destiny. Who is wrong?
The Pearson Pension Plan is introducing two new lifestyle options for its defined contribution members as they approach retirement, responding to a perceived demand for greater flexibility.
Providers of drawdown products should be required to develop charge-capped default products to help disengaged savers make their pension last, the Work and Pensions Committee has recommended.
The average active fund manager cannot outperform their benchmark net of fees, and according to the Competition and Markets Authority, the average investment consultant cannot reliably identify those managers who do. Can an average trustee board reasonably keep the faith in active management?
Edi Truell's consolidator has already attracted big name appointments and the attention of the industry, but questions are still to be answered about how to regulate a commercial player in the pensions arena.
Employers who wilfully or recklessly put their defined benefit pension schemes at risk are in the firing line of new punitive fines announced in a government policy statement released on Monday.
The Department for Work and Pensions is “tempted” to lay regulations facilitating the creation of collective defined contribution schemes, following a recent breakthrough by the team drafting proposals on behalf of Royal Mail.
The London Collective Investment Vehicle has announced a number of upgrades to its governance structures in response to personnel changes, but local authority participants still have fundamental concerns about how investing in the pool will work.
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