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Pension tax relief restrictions will unfairly penalise people who are promoted, made redundant or take early ill-health retirement, the National Association of Pension Funds warns.

The Treasury's pensions tax reform proposals must target defined benefit schemes to raise the £3bn-£4bn a year it needs, Standard Life says.

Treasury tax reform proposals will have "severe financial implications" for the UK's working middle class, a consultant warns.

UK - The coalition government's pensions tax relief proposals risk "pulling the rug" from underneath occupational provision, a consultant warns.

The coalition government's pensions tax relief proposals risk "pulling the rug" from underneath occupational provision, a consultant warns.

The shape of changes to the pension taxation system should be confirmed by the end of September, a Treasury consultation paper says.

UK - The shape of changes to the pension taxation system should be confirmed by the end of September, a Treasury consultation paper says.

Equitable Life policyholders will have to wait until the middle of next year for compensation, which could be as little as £400m.

The government is set to scrap the requirement to purchase an annuity and abolish alternatively secured pensions.