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  ‘Simply Saving’ plan to slash pension tax relief would save Govt £10bn

  4 September 2018

  Pension tax relief reforms put forward by a leading think tank could increase distrust and complicate the pensions system, industry commentators have warned.  The Centre for Policy Studies has proposed abolishing tax relief on pensions and replacing it with bonuses on individual and employer retirement savings contributions and a Workplace ISA. In its “Five...

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  Employers baulk at paying for workers’ financial advice

  3 September 2018

  Nearly three quarters of employers are not willing to pay for financial advice for their employees, despite recognising the benefits of doing so. According to research by Chase de Vere and research group Lightbulb, just 27% of employers plan to include a cost for financial advice for employees in their 2018/19 budget. This was...

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  Centralised retirement proposition – a case of déjà vu?

  3 September 2018

  Why are we discussing the merits of CRP? The industry should just be moving forward with it, says Jamie Evans, business development, Seven Investment Management Over the course of the last year, the trade press has been busy publishing a variety of stories on the burgeoning popularity of centralised retirement propositions (CRP). And…probably quite...

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  Self-employed risk pensions crisis

  2 September 2018

  A pensions crisis could be looming for self-employed workers, with a large percentage not saving into a pension, new research from Prudential has warned. Its nationwide study found more than two fifths (43%) of those working for themselves admit they do not have a pension, compared to just 4% of those in employment –...

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  Survey highlights top reasons for cash flow modelling software selection

  30 August 2018

  ‘Ease of use’ and the ‘quality of visual and graphical images’ are the two leading attributes advisers consider when choosing cash flow modelling software, according to research by Focus Solutions. The software provider said both factors scored 29% in a survey of seven adviser firms and networks representing over 11,000 advisers.  ‘Cost and integration...

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  How to avoid the annual allowance speed traps

  27 August 2018

  Karena Woodall, consultant, Mattioli Woods, looks at how clients can avoid being charged on pensions contributions highway Back in July it was reported that a British tourist on holiday in Dubai rented a £270,000 Lamborghini Huracan for two days, leaving his passport as security. He then proceeded – in the early hours of the morning- to break...

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  Risk of retirement multiple pots approach to income

  22 August 2018

  As a growing number of advisers opt to manage the investments of their clients in retirement in separate pots, Thesis Asset Management said they must ask themselves important questions before deciding on this approach.  According to Thesis, there has been a lack of innovation in the retirement space and as such taking a ‘pots...

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  Government risks LISA backlash

  19 August 2018

  AJ Bell has warned that the government would risk the wrath of young voters if it scraps the Lifetime ISA. The pension provider said the product has proved popular with consumers so far and to get rid of it now would be “ludicrous” and cause uproar among younger generations. The Lifetime ISA was first...

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