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      The UK Pensions Awards – now in their 24th year – remain the industry's most prestigious accolades. They shine the light on excellence and recognise the advisers, providers and investment managers that offer the highest level of innovation, performance and service to occupational pension schemes and their members, and have done the most to improve this over the past year.

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ACA: Osborne's 'silent revolution' will choke pension saving
ACA: Osborne's 'silent revolution' will choke pension saving

The Chancellor's lifetime ISA (LISA) threatens to obstruct pension saving down the income scale according to Association of Consulting Actuaries chairman David Fairs.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 April 2016
Confusion around annual allowance taper could 'cost savers thousands'
Confusion around annual allowance taper could 'cost savers thousands'

Pension savers may miss out on thousands of pounds in tax relief due to confusion around the annual allowance taper rules implemented earlier this month.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 21 April 2016
Retirees with inadequate incomes to reach 15m by 2060
Retirees with inadequate incomes to reach 15m by 2060

Policy changes will result in an extra three million retirees on inadequate incomes by 2060 on top of the 12.2 million already forecast, according to research.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 12 April 2016
What to look out for in today's Budget
What to look out for in today's Budget

As the Chancellor presents his Budget today, PP looks at what could come up for pensions.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 March 2016
Aon calls the odds on pension tax relief reform
Aon calls the odds on pension tax relief reform

A flat-rate of tax relief is the most likely reform to appear in the Chancellor's March Budget according to Aon Hewitt‘s predictions.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 23 February 2016
Savers to get extra £1bn in pension tax relief in 2016
Savers to get extra £1bn in pension tax relief in 2016

Consumers will save an extra £1bn in pension tax relief this year as more join workplace schemes, according to research from Prudential and unbiased.co.uk.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 20 January 2016
Tax changes make companies consider closing DB schemes

Companies with defined benefit (DB) schemes are considering closing them due to changes in tax allowances made in the 2015 Budget according to research from PwC.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 23 December 2015
Finance Act 2015 confirms input period and annual allowance changes

The Finance Act 2015 has been published - confirming changes to pension input periods and annual allowances.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 20 November 2015
Five stories you may have missed: Altmann expelled from Labour, GMP deadline; Ombudsman shake-up

The biggest stories on PP this week included political controversy surrounding the pensions minister, annual allowance charges and planned changes at the Pensions Ombudsman.

  • Industry
  • 11 September 2015
Should schemes tell HMRC of member AA charges?

Annual allowance reductions mean more people will incur tax charges but how many members know this? Helen Morrissey looks at what schemes should do to help members meet their responsibilities.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 September 2015
Did you miss our webinar on what PIP changes mean for schemes? Listen now.

On 29 July Professional Pensions held a webinar on the recent transitional changes to pension input periods.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 July 2015
Webinar: What Pension Input Period changes mean for schemes

PP is holding a live webinar on 29 July

  • Law and Regulation
  • 24 July 2015
Will tax relief changes undermine pension savings?

Helen Morrissey has concerns that current changes to the annual allowance could undermine scheme saving.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 July 2015
What do PIP changes mean for schemes?

HMRC has announced transitional arrangements to align pension input periods with tax years

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 July 2015
Summer Budget: The announcements in full

A list of the key pension announcements in the summer Budget

  • Industry
  • 09 July 2015
Summer Budget: Lifetime allowance to be increased in line with CPI

Budget documents have confirmed the lifetime allowance is to be indexed annually in line with the consumer prices index (CPI) from 6 April 2018.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 July 2015
Government announces transitional rules for annual allowance changes; PIPs to align with tax years - UPDATE 3

The 2015-16 tax year will be split into two mini tax years for the purposes of the annual allowance as part of transitional rules aligning pension input periods with the tax year, the government has announced.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 July 2015
PBUK 2015: Webb warns tax relief changes could lead industry to 'a dark place'

Potential changes to pensions tax relief could lead the industry "into a very dark place" according to former pensions minister Steve Webb.

  • Industry
  • 30 June 2015
Time to face reality and talk about tax relief cuts

Duncan Buchanan says the industry must concede some ground to secure consensus

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 June 2015
Green manifesto: Slash tax relief to fund 'citizen's pensions'

The Green party wants to halve the amount of tax relief given on pension contributions to fund a non-contributory ‘citizen's pension'.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 April 2015
Tories pledge pensions tax relief cut; IFS warns of 'chaos'

Prime minister David Cameron has pledged to restrict pensions tax relief for high earners if the Conservatives win the general election.

  • Industry
  • 13 April 2015
Tories rumoured to announce pensions raid to fund income tax break

The Budget 2015 could see the Tories pledge to raise the income tax bracket by cutting the pensions annual and lifetime allowances, according to reports.

  • Industry
  • 05 March 2015
Miliband's tax pledge will undermine pensions

With the general election almost upon us we eagerly await news telling us what Cameron, Miliband et al want to do to our pension system should they be elected.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 03 March 2015
The effect of pension freedom on the annual allowance

PP looks at the impact of reduced allowances for members who access their pots

  • Defined Contribution
  • 20 February 2015
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