Pension

Latin America | 30 Mar 17

The pension benefits of a Brazilian man who died in 2015 should be equally split between his wife and a woman with whom he had a 20-year relationships during his marriage, a court has ruled.

Best Practice | 30 Mar 17

Pension savers in the UK have up until midnight on 5 April to maximise their contributions to offset this year’s tax bill, says Nathan Long, senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. Here he suggests five ways savers can make the most of their unused allowances.

Middle East | 27 Mar 17

A new UAE-UK double tax treaty, which came into force on 1 January, means that British expats over 55 residing in the Gulf state can cash out their full pension pot entirely tax free, according to David Denton, head of international technical sales at Old Mutual Wealth.

Retirement | 22 Mar 17

AJ Bell is claiming that the UK Treasury has ruled out changes to pension tax relief within the next few years, despite government sources suggesting that this is on the agenda after the post Spring Budget climbdown on national insurance contribution rises for the self-employed.

Tax & Regulation | 20 Mar 17

The UK Treasury is reportedly considering a fresh raid on pensions tax relief in order to plug a £2bn ($2.47bn, €2.3bn) funding gap after chancellor Philip Hammond was forced to drop national insurance contribution (NIC) increases for self-employed people.