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Pensions payable under new coronavirus job support scheme
Pensions payable under new coronavirus job support scheme

Pension contributions and class one employer National Insurance (NI) contributions remain payable by employers making use of the government’s coronavirus job support scheme.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 September 2020
A Covid-19 tax relief raid could exacerbate generational pensions divide
A Covid-19 tax relief raid could exacerbate generational pensions divide

With rumours once again swirling around the future of pensions tax relief in the run up to this year's Budget, any reduced incentive for long-term savers could risk further exacerbating the generational divide in pensions, says Tom Selby

  • Defined Benefit
  • 18 September 2020
Channelling the chancellor's creativity for long-term retirement saving
Channelling the chancellor's creativity for long-term retirement saving

Steve Charlton looks for an equitable way to incentivise saving for retirement.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 22 July 2020
Summer statement: State to pay more pension contributions under Kickstart Scheme
Summer statement: State to pay more pension contributions under Kickstart Scheme

Government plans to create jobs for 16-to-24-year-olds will see the state paying employer pension contributions, it is expected.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 08 July 2020
Employers to pay furloughed staff pension contributions from August
Employers to pay furloughed staff pension contributions from August

​Employers will be required to pay a proportion of furloughed staff costs from August, Rishi Sunak has announced today.

  • Industry
  • 29 May 2020
Tapered allowance thresholds confirmed to rise by £90,000
Tapered allowance thresholds confirmed to rise by £90,000

The government will raise the two tapered annual allowance thresholds by £90,000 in a bid to reduce the tax impact on high-earning NHS staff.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 March 2020
Budget confirmed for 11 March after Javid's departure
Budget confirmed for 11 March after Javid's departure

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has confirmed the government will go ahead with its Budget on 11 March, despite Sajid Javid’s resignation.

  • Industry
  • 18 February 2020
FCA's Bailey confirmed as Carney successor at BoE
FCA's Bailey confirmed as Carney successor at BoE

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Andrew Bailey has been confirmed as the next Governor of the Bank of England (BoE).

  • Appointments
  • 20 December 2019
Government confirms November Budget
Government confirms November Budget

HM Treasury has announced that the government’s next Budget will take place on 6 November, although this depends on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 October 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included warnings that defined benefit (DB) transfers could become more difficult for trustees to process after regulatory register changes.

  • Industry
  • 15 March 2019
Spring Statement: OBR revises down 2019 growth forecast as Hammond eyes Brexit 'deal dividend'
Spring Statement: OBR revises down 2019 growth forecast as Hammond eyes Brexit 'deal dividend'

UK gross domestic product (GDP) is set to grow by 1.2% in 2019, less than the 1.3% forecast in the 2018 Autumn Budget, but the economy will expand over the each of the next five year's, Chancellor Philip Hammond said in today's Spring Statement.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 March 2019
Health secretary pushes chancellor for NHS pension tax reform
Health secretary pushes chancellor for NHS pension tax reform

Chancellor Philip Hammond is being pressed to tackle the impact of pensions allowances on the NHS' ability to recruit and retain staff.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 January 2019
Pensions need more government focus following Budget
Pensions need more government focus following Budget

Nigel Peaple says the government should set a clear objective for tax relief as the first step in making the system work better for savers

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 November 2018
Eight Budget announcements for the pensions industry to note
Eight Budget announcements for the pensions industry to note

Philip Hammond's 2018 Budget speech was entirely devoid of any mention of pensions, but the documents do include some things for the industry to take note of. Professional Pensions rounds up the eight key Budget plans and shortcomings.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 October 2018
Chancellor ignores net-pay pensions tax relief anomaly; Branded 'missed opportunity'
Chancellor ignores net-pay pensions tax relief anomaly; Branded 'missed opportunity'

Philip Hammond has failed to address the net-pay anomaly affecting lower-paid earners who are missing out on tax-relief on their pension contributions in today's Autumn Budget.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 29 October 2018
Budget 2018:  FCA to consult on pooling DC funds into patient capital; DWP to consult on charge cap
Budget 2018: FCA to consult on pooling DC funds into patient capital; DWP to consult on charge cap

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will launch a consultation on updating the permitted links framework to allow unit-linked pension funds to invest in an appropriate range of so-called 'patient capital' assets.

  • Investment
  • 29 October 2018
Budget: Public sector schemes to move to CPIH 'when and where practicable'
Budget: Public sector schemes to move to CPIH 'when and where practicable'

The government will gradually adopt a version of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) which incorporates housing costs for pension funds and index-linked gilts, it confirmed today.

  • Investment
  • 29 October 2018
Treasury rejects tax relief reform citing 'significant impact' on schemes
Treasury rejects tax relief reform citing 'significant impact' on schemes

The government has rejected the Treasury Committee's call for fundamental and incremental changes to pensions tax relief, noting there is "no clear consensus".

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 October 2018
PLSA urges Hammond to address five pensions priorities in Budget
PLSA urges Hammond to address five pensions priorities in Budget

The government needs to boost pension schemes' access to illiquid investments, remedy the net-pay tax relief anomaly, and focus on securing a "successful Brexit" for pensions in its upcoming Budget, says the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA)....

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 October 2018
Pensions tax relief faces cut as government seeks funding for NHS
Pensions tax relief faces cut as government seeks funding for NHS

Chancellor Philip Hammond is set to announce cuts to pensions tax relief in his Budget later this month in order to raise revenue to pay for NHS funding commitments, according to reports.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 October 2018
Govt urged to take action on net pay anomaly as experts sign letter to chancellor
Govt urged to take action on net pay anomaly as experts sign letter to chancellor

Industry heavyweights have urged chancellor Philip Hammond to take action on the net pay pensions tax relief anomaly which affects lower-paid earners.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 October 2018
Trustees should be proactive on DB transfers, says industry
Trustees should be proactive on DB transfers, says industry

Around three-fifths of respondents in this week's Pensions Buzz backed the view that trustees should take a proactive approach to engage with members when they are seeking to transfer out of their defined benefit (DB) scheme.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 05 October 2018
Treasury confirms Budget date; Radical tax relief reform 'more likely'
Treasury confirms Budget date; Radical tax relief reform 'more likely'

Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has confirmed he will deliver the government's annual budget on 29 October.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 September 2018
Tax rules and pensions: A very toxic mix
Tax rules and pensions: A very toxic mix

Malcolm McClean questions whether we really need the complex tapered annual allowance, lifetime allowance and money purchase annual allowance at all

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 August 2018
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