Retirement | 7 Apr 15
Budget kick-starts annuity sales market
The UK Government’s final Budget before the country takes to the polls in the general election in May revealed plans to extend pension reforms to allow existing annuity holders to sell their contracts from 2006.
Man GLG launches European mid-cap fund
Man GLG, the discretionary investment management business of Man Group, has launched the Man GLG European Mid-Cap Equity Alternative Fund, managed by Moni Sternbach.
Investment | 7 Apr 15
Pension trustees to check adviser credentials on DB transfer advice
Advisers now have to provide pension trustees with details of any transfer advice they give to members of defined benefit pension schemes, according to final guidance by the UK’s pension regulator.
Retirement | 2 Apr 15
Six tips on UK pension reforms for financial advisers
A radical reform of the UK pension system gets underway this month allowing savers in defined contribution schemes much greater freedoms on how they can drawdown and utilise their money.
Offshore Bonds | 2 Apr 15
Offshore evaders face ‘endgame’ under Common Reporting Standard
Tax evaders hiding assets offshore will face an “endgame” when the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard is introduced next year, Blevins Franks has said.