Annual Allowance
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Webinar: What Pension Input Period changes mean for schemes
PP is holding a live webinar on 29 July
Will tax relief changes undermine pension savings?
Helen Morrissey has concerns that current changes to the annual allowance could undermine scheme saving.
What do PIP changes mean for schemes?
HMRC has announced transitional arrangements to align pension input periods with tax years
Summer Budget: The announcements in full
A list of the key pension announcements in the summer Budget
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.
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.
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.
Time to face reality and talk about tax relief cuts
Duncan Buchanan says the industry must concede some ground to secure consensus
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'.
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.
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.
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.
The effect of pension freedom on the annual allowance
PP looks at the impact of reduced allowances for members who access their pots
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