ACA calls for 'radical overhaul' of pensions tax system

Stephanie Baxter
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The current pensions tax system is "entirely incompatible" with scheme designs that could be introduced under the Pensions Schemes Bill, Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) chairman David Fairs has warned.

Speaking at the ACA's annual dinner on 26 November, Fairs said he was concerned that the speed of change may be too much and too soon for the industry. He also called for a simpler tax system follo...

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