A dubious watershed?
Don’t put pension planning on the back burner
Assurances have been made that the State Pension age is ‘unlikely’ to rise to 68 years-old but the ongoing speculation does bring into focus the need to have a clear understanding of the issues and to plan for retirement.
The current age is 66 and the Work and Pensions Secretary recently said in parliament it...
Will pensions ‘political football’ stay on the pitch?
The removal of the lifetime allowance (LTA) from pensions in the Spring Budget was widely welcomed by most independent financial advisers (IFAs), but recent research has shown that many believe it will not last.
A survey by Standard Life has shown that more than two thirds (69%) of IFAs think that planning around the LTA...