Industry

The industry has lambasted proposals to restrict higher-rate tax relief for those earning more than £130,000.

Yesterday (March 3), the government closed its consultation on plans to restrict higher-rate tax relief on pension contributions from April 2011.

Nearly two-thirds of pension managers believe an increasing regulatory focus on scheme administration will improve service levels for members.

With the general election on the way Alan Pickering, chairman of BESTrustees and the Life Academy talks to PMI.tv about his thoughts on what needs to be done to reform pensions effectively.

HM Revenue & Customs has relaxed anti-forestalling rules for pension transfers.

Capita Tracing Solutions has become part of Capita Hartshead following an internal restructuring.

Government should increase plans to raise state pension age and scrap the default retirement age completely, a PwC report says.

The Conservatives will aim to restore the health of occupational pensions, work and pensions spokeswoman Theresa May says.

Self-invested personal pension and small self-administered scheme clients may need to re-examine any loans secured against taxable property following a clamp-down by HM Revenue & Customs.

The time limit on claiming higher rate tax relief on pension allowances is set to be cut from six to four years from April 6, Standard Life warns.