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Corporate governance ‘of parliamentary concern’

Professional Pensions | 01 May 2012 | 12:27

The Treasury select committee has launched an inquiry into corporate governance in the UK.

Andrew Tyrie MP
Danny Alexander

Scots govt criticises coalition over public sector schemes

The Scottish government has accused the coalition of planning reform of public sector pensions without proper consultation.

Professional Pensions | 16 Apr 2012 | 10:30

Treasury pushes US for FATCA exemption

The Treasury is in talks with US authorities to grant UK schemes a full exemption from the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

Professional Pensions | 12 Apr 2012 | 08:00

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A selection of newspapers

Round up – 10 April

Outrage as Treasury plans ‘granny tax II’; Webb goes public with ‘defined aspiration’; Aviva sends wrong details to thousands of customers.

Professional Pensions | 10 Apr 2012 | 10:39

jenna-towler

Comment: Infrastructure – it’s the future. And the present

Infrastructure appears to be where it’s at in pension fund investment right now.

Professional Pensions | 29 Mar 2012 | 08:00 To read this article you must be a subsriber

Former Labour minister John Hutton

Public sector schemes to change within 25 years

Reformed public sector pension schemes will have to undergo further changes within the next 25 years, undermining claims the settlement will last a generation, Lord Hutton says.

Professional Pensions | 29 Mar 2012 | 08:00

Danny Alexander

Public sector protection will safeguard tiny minority of scheme members

Government’s promise to protect people within ten years of retirement from losing out under public sector pension changes will safeguard less than 1% of members, estimates suggest.

Professional Pensions | 29 Mar 2012 | 08:00

The headquarters of the European Court of Justice

ECJ exemption may not cover all schemes

The Society of Pension Consultants has urged the European Commission to clarify whether all occupational pension schemes are exempt from its ban on gender-based annuity pricing.

Professional Pensions | 08 Mar 2012 | 08:00

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Analysis: Tax relief and the Budget

Every year in the run-up to the Budget, there are grumblings about pensions tax relief. Hannah Brenton asks if this year’s rumours have extra impact with Liberal Democrat hands on the tiller.

Professional Pensions | 08 Mar 2012 | 08:00 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Govt must improve trivial commutation

The government must make reforms to improve transparency and clarity around tax on annuities and trivial commutation of pension pots, the Office for Tax Simplification says.

Professional Pensions | 07 Mar 2012 | 10:51

gregg-mcclymont

Labour warns Osborne’s infrastructure plan may fail

Chancellor George Osborne’s plan to convince schemes to invest £20bn into a government-backed infrastructure fund has serious “issues”, Labour claims.

Professional Pensions | 07 Mar 2012 | 10:45

michael-johnson

Comment: An annuity solution

David Mowat, MP for Warrington South, recently suggested in a House of Commons debate that the coalition should create a nationalised, low-cost, annuity provider to protect pensioners from poor retirement products.

Professional Pensions | 01 Mar 2012 | 08:00 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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UK trade bodies to step up FATCA lobbying

UK trade bodies will be lobbying the British and American authorities to clarify whether UK pension schemes will be exempt from the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

Professional Pensions | 22 Feb 2012 | 08:00

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