Is Rachel Reeves planning a £24bn pension tax raid? October 1, 2024 It has been reported that the Treasury is considering what could amount to a £24bn pension tax raid as Rachel Reeves tries to plug her £22bn budget black hole. The Chancellor has reportedly been looking at tax relief on pension contributions, specifically, employers’ national insurance relief. There are two forms of national insurance. Employees, paid [...]
Companies need to boost employee pensions says IFS September 16, 2024 Approximately 30 per cent to 40 per cent of private sector employees will have individual incomes in retirement that fall short of standard benchmarks, the IFS said.
‘Expensive triple lock’ needs to be reformed to get UK finances in order, OECD says September 16, 2024 "The current fiscal trajectory is unsustainable in the long term," the Paris-based organisation said.
‘Hard to justify’: IFS calls for Reeves to limit pension tax-free lump sum September 11, 2024 Rachel Reeves is rumoured to be considering a shake-up of pension tax reliefs in the October Budget as she seeks to address a challenging fiscal inheritance.
Goldman Sachs expects tax hikes of ‘at least’ £20bn in Reeves budget September 10, 2024 Many potential tax reforms have faced criticism for their potential unintended consequences.
State pension set to rise by £460 next year amid winter fuel debate September 10, 2024 This would mean that the state pension rises to around £11,962 next year from £11,502, an increase of almost £9 per week.
UK property equity surges to new record as house prices recover with falling rates September 4, 2024 The value of the UK’s property equity is higher than ever before having surged to almost £6 trillion, new research has revealed. The study by the Equity Release Council calculated that recovering house prices helped to increase the figure to an “unprecedented” £5.7 trillion in the three months ending June 30, 2024. This was up [...]
Aviva backs Reeves pension investment push with new venture capital arm September 2, 2024 Aviva has launched a dedicated venture capital arm today as it rows in behind the government’s drive to pump more pension cash into start-ups. The move by the FTSE 100 pension giant forms part of a wider project to restructure its private market arm, which previously focused solely on real assets. In a statement, Aviva [...]
Pension money managers hail ‘progress’ on start-up plans despite sluggish investment July 30, 2024 Pension money managers that backed a plan to pump cash into start-ups last year have hailed “good progress” today despite still investing a fraction of their total assets into so-called growth companies.
Pensionbee seeks to break into largest defined contribution pension market with US launch July 18, 2024 The US defined contribution market represents around 80 per cent of the global total and is worth $22.5trn in assets.