Pension

Fixed Income | 10 Mar 16

Providers expecting the reduced lifetime allowance (LTA) to spur offshore bond sales to UK residents are guilty of “wishful thinking” according to a number of distributors, who are failing to see any increase in appetite.

Companies | 9 Mar 16

Concerns around the upcoming UK budget saw consumers making the most of their pension benefits in February with self-invested personal pension (Sipp) contributions up by 203% compared with the same month last year.

Retirement | 8 Mar 16

Nearly eight out of 10 globally mobile workers underestimate the amount of savings needed to fund their future retirement, a study by deVere Group has found.

Life | 7 Mar 16

Over a third (36%) of professional advisers expect to recommend more offshore bonds to clients following reductions to annual and lifetime limits for pension contributions, according to Canada Life.

Tax & Regulation | 5 Mar 16

The UK chancellor George Osborne has abandoned plans to shake up the pension tax system in this month’s budget after pressure from Conservative MPs, according to media reports.