FTSE 100 exec pension pay falling
Consulting

FTSE 100 exec pension pay falling

11y Richard Crump , Writer

FTSE 100 exec pension pay falling

FTSE 100 pension provisions falling and HMRC benefiting for new tax allowance, survey finds Read More...

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HMRC cracks down on pension ‘liberation' fraud
Personal Tax

HMRC cracks down on pension ‘liberation' fraud

11y Accountancy Age

HMRC cracks down on pension ‘liberation' fraud

HM Revenue & Customs is to remove around 500 pension liberation providers from its register as part of a crackdown on pensions fraud Read More...

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Better pension payoff for longer workers in company insolvency
Business Recovery

Better pension payoff for longer workers in company insolvency

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Better pension payoff for longer workers in compan...

DWP confirms that longer-serving employees with larger pension pots will not lose out as much previously during the corporate insolvency process Read ...

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KPMG: Pension liabilities climb by 60% over five years
Accounting Firms

KPMG: Pension liabilities climb by 60% over five years

11y Naomi Rainey

KPMG: Pension liabilities climb by 60% over five y...

Pensions liabilities have risen by 60% over the last five years, compared to a 40% rise in assets, according to KPMG research Read More...

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Lehman administrators in Supreme Court over pension payments
Business Recovery

Lehman administrators in Supreme Court over pension payments

11y Rachael Singh

Lehman administrators in Supreme Court over pensio...

PwC administrators are in Court to decide on the future of how pension liabilities should be paid in an administration Read More...

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Court reduces risk of scheme deficits triggering insolvency
Business Recovery

Court reduces risk of scheme deficits triggering insolvency

11y Jack Jones

Court reduces risk of scheme deficits triggering i...

Supreme Court upholds decision to set a high threshold in declaring a business insolvent Read More...

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Pensions regulator to slam Silentnight following pre-pack
Business Recovery

Pensions regulator to slam Silentnight following pre-pack

11y Accountancy Age

Pensions regulator to slam Silentnight following p...

Silentnight owner could be forced to pay £30m into pension fund by regulator Read More...

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Shell balance sheet takes £12.3bn hit due to IAS19
Accounting Standards

Shell balance sheet takes £12.3bn hit due to IAS19

11y Taha Lokhandwala

Shell balance sheet takes £12.3bn hit due to IAS19

Shell reports $19.2bn pension scheme hit to its balance sheet after implementing revised IAS19 standard Read More...

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National Grid reviews pension schemes
Company News

National Grid reviews pension schemes

11y Jack Jones

National Grid reviews pension schemes

National Grid confirms review of its two defined benefit pension schemes in an attempt to control the cost of future accrual Read More...

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MPs call for single workplace pensions regulator - UPDATED
Company News

MPs call for single workplace pensions regulator - UPDATED

11y Naomi Rainey

MPs call for single workplace pensions regulator -...

Workplace pensions governance should be overseen by a single regulatory body latest Work and Pensions Committee report says Read More...

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Pensioner tax breaks should be reviewed says think tank
Personal Tax

Pensioner tax breaks should be reviewed says think tank

11y Accountancy Age

Pensioner tax breaks should be reviewed says think...

Better-off pensioners should pay tax at a similar rate to younger people on comparative incomes, according to the Fabian Society. Read More...

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Pension funding wiped out by increase in liabilities
Company News

Pension funding wiped out by increase in liabilities

11y Jack Jones

Pension funding wiped out by increase in liabiliti...

An increase in liabilities across UK pensions has wiped out any improvements to funding levels in the last quarter Read More...

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Dentons buys RSM Tenon’s personal pension book
Accounting Firms

Dentons buys RSM Tenon’s personal pension book

11y Accountancy Age

Dentons buys RSM Tenon’s personal pension book

RSM Tenon has sold its self-invested personal pension arm to Dentons Pension Management Read More...

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Fujitsu secures £800m pensions boost from parent company
Corporate Governance

Fujitsu secures £800m pensions boost from parent company

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Fujitsu secures £800m pensions boost from parent c...

Fujitsu UK frees up £75m pa after chunk of pension liabilities dealt with by Japanese parent company Read More...

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Budget 2013: Govt abandons smoothing plans
Politics

Budget 2013: Govt abandons smoothing plans

11y Jack Jones

Budget 2013: Govt abandons smoothing plans

The Treasury will not be pursuing plans to smooth assets and liabilities of schemes to reduce deficits Read More...

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ECJ VAT pension issue to continue, say advisors
Corporate Tax

ECJ VAT pension issue to continue, say advisors

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ECJ VAT pension issue to continue, say advisors

Following a European Court of Justice ruling, VAT will remain chargeable on fund management fees incurred by occupational pension funds Read More...

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DB schemes dealt £2bn blow as ECJ rules against funds in Wheels VAT case
Legal

DB schemes dealt £2bn blow as ECJ rules against funds in Wheels VAT case

11y Naomi Rainey

DB schemes dealt £2bn blow as ECJ rules against fu...

The National Association of Pension Funds and Wheels Common Investment Fund have lost their bid to recoup £2bn in backdated VAT on investment manageme...

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KPMG administrators see Peacocks pension deficit inflate 73%
Business Recovery

KPMG administrators see Peacocks pension deficit inflate 73%

11y Taha Lokhandwala

KPMG administrators see Peacocks pension deficit i...

KPMG administrators have seen Peacocks' pension scheme deficit increase by 73% as it undergoes assessment to enter the Pension Protection Fund Read Mo...

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Short-termism poisoning pension fund returns, MPs told
Politics

Short-termism poisoning pension fund returns, MPs told

11y Accountancy Age

Short-termism poisoning pension fund returns, MPs ...

Fund managers' and pension funds’ pursuit of short-term investment is causing severely reduced returns panel of MPs hear Read More...

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Former tax boss takes the stand in £5m fraud trial
Legal

Former tax boss takes the stand in £5m fraud trial

11y Accountancy Age

Former tax boss takes the stand in £5m fraud trial

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson took the stand at Birmingham Crown Court to deny allegations he played a leading role in a £5m pensions tax relief fraud...

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Ex-ATT president Meeson played ‘leading role’ in £5m pension fraud
People Business

Ex-ATT president Meeson played ‘leading role’ in £5m pension fraud

11y Accountancy Age

Ex-ATT president Meeson played ‘leading role’ in £...

Former ATT president Andrew Meeson played a leading role in a “blatant” £5m pension tax relief scam a court hears Read More...

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Politicians should leave pensions alone
Personal Tax

Politicians should leave pensions alone

11y Accountancy Age

Politicians should leave pensions alone

Ed Balls' proposal to engage in another tax raid on pensions could cause more problems than it solves, writes George Bull Read More...

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To disclose or not to disclose may no longer be the question
Accounting Standards

To disclose or not to disclose may no longer be the question

11y David Davison

To disclose or not to disclose may no longer be th...

Changes to how pension liabilities are represented in the balance that could keep FDs awake at night, claims David Davison Read More...

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AS2012: Chancellor cuts annual pension allowance to £40,000
Corporate Tax

AS2012: Chancellor cuts annual pension allowance to £40,000

11y Accountancy Age

AS2012: Chancellor cuts annual pension allowance t...

Chancellor cuts annual allowance for pensions and reduces lifetime allowance to £1.25m to raise more tax revenue from the rich Read More...

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AS2012: Personal tax round-up
Personal Tax

AS2012: Personal tax round-up

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

AS2012: Personal tax round-up

Income tax, the personal allowance and maximum pension contributions were all adjusted in the Autumn Statement Read More...

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Pickfords sold in pre-pack to offload pension liabilities
Business Recovery

Pickfords sold in pre-pack to offload pension liabilities

11y Taha Lokhandwala

Pickfords sold in pre-pack to offload pension liab...

BDO administrators sell Pickfords to management to offload its defined benefit pension Read More...

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Osborne should leave pensions alone, say readers
Personal Tax

Osborne should leave pensions alone, say readers

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Osborne should leave pensions alone, say readers

Readers vote strongly against proposals to drop the pension threshold from £50,000 Read More...

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