Pensions

On the retirement income battlefield, one war has waged more fiercely than any other – pensions versus property. Property evangelists insist you’d be better off...

You’ll often hear financial experts extol the virtues of saving early and often for your retirement. But what you might not be aware of is...

Tax relief on the block?

The Sword of Damocles once again hangs over pension tax relief. Investors are by now well used to the usual...

Even the most diligent person can lose track of things from time to time. I’m sure most of you have forgotten to note a meeting...

When former Chancellor George Osborne announced plans to allow savers aged 55 and over unfettered access to their pension pot from April 2015, nobody was...

The pension freedoms have reshaped the UK’s retirement landscape and opened up a plethora of retirement planning opportunities and risks. The reforms, introduced in April...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney last week unveiled a series of “big bazooka” monetary policy stimuli designed to breathe life into the ailing UK...

While the dust is unlikely to settle for months following Friday’s shock EU referendum result, you may be anxious about what all this uncertainty means...

The stakes could not be higher ahead of the EU referendum on 23rd June. It’s therefore unsurprising to see the claims and counter claims of...

George Osborne’s radical pension freedoms are set to be extended to millions of people who have already bought an annuity from April next year.

However, a...