Osborne told to keep hands off pension tax
Personal Tax

Osborne told to keep hands off pension tax

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Osborne told to keep hands off pension tax

NAPF warns against cutting the maximum amount of annual pension contribution that is exempt from tax Read More...

View article
Court of Appeal to scrutinise Lehman FSD
Business Recovery

Court of Appeal to scrutinise Lehman FSD

11y Accountancy Age

Court of Appeal to scrutinise Lehman FSD

Lehman Brothers companies fighting to be excluded from Pension Regulator’s financial support direction Read More...

View article
Osborne may cut pension tax relief threshold
Personal Tax

Osborne may cut pension tax relief threshold

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Osborne may cut pension tax relief threshold

The maximum tax-free pension contribution could drop from £50,000 to £40,000 Read More...

View article
Get the latest analysis and reports delivered to your inbox daily
FRC amends actuarial standards to include pension incentive exercises
Regulatory Bodies

FRC amends actuarial standards to include pension incentive exercises

11y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC amends actuarial standards to include pension ...

FRC changes scope to address concerns that members of defined benefit schemes may be misled by financial incentives Read More...

View article
Inflation expectations push up DB pension liabilities
Company News

Inflation expectations push up DB pension liabilities

12y Taha Lokhandwala

Inflation expectations push up DB pension liabilit...

Increase in long-term inflation expectations pushes up FTSE 350 defined benefit liabilities by about 3%, says Mercer Read More...

View article
FDs say pension scheme deficits hamper investment
Company News

FDs say pension scheme deficits hamper investment

12y Taha Lokhandwala

FDs say pension scheme deficits hamper investment

Most finance directors say scheme deficits are hampering their business investments, research from ICAEW shows Read More...

View article
HMRC fixed income protection guidance changes welcomed
Company News

HMRC fixed income protection guidance changes welcomed

12y Naomi Rainey

HMRC fixed income protection guidance changes welc...

Industry calls for changes to auto-enrolment rules to protect employees who opt out Read More...

View article
IBM loses pension case in High Court worth £100m
Company News

IBM loses pension case in High Court worth £100m

12y Accountancy Age

IBM loses pension case in High Court worth £100m

IBM has lost a rectification case in the High Court which will cost the computing giant £100m Read More...

View article
Pensions regulator softens line on contributions
Business Regulation

Pensions regulator softens line on contributions

12y Accountancy Age

Pensions regulator softens line on contributions

The Pensions Regulator has softened its approach to companies that cut back on contributions Read More...

View article
A ‘victory’, ‘revolution’, ‘new dawn’: Auto-enrolment is here
Company News

A ‘victory’, ‘revolution’, ‘new dawn’: Auto-enrolment is here

12y Rachel Dalton

A ‘victory’, ‘revolution’, ‘new dawn’: Auto-enrolm...

Pensions industry welcomes government’s ‘savings revolution’ as auto-enrolment begins with its first staging date Read More...

View article
EC intervention swings VAT case against pensions
Company News

EC intervention swings VAT case against pensions

12y Accountancy Age

EC intervention swings VAT case against pensions

Surprising intervention by European Commission makes it unlikely pension funds will be successful in VAT exemption case, experts argue Read More...

View article
David Cameron intervenes to halt state pension reform
Politics

David Cameron intervenes to halt state pension reform

12y Accountancy Age

David Cameron intervenes to halt state pension ref...

State pension reform on the rocks after David Cameron raises concerns it would alienate elderly voters Read More...

View article
Plan Sponsors face grim IAS19 profit and loss pension costs
Accounting Standards

Plan Sponsors face grim IAS19 profit and loss pension costs

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Plan Sponsors face grim IAS19 profit and loss pens...

Stubbornly high deficits couple with changes to IAS19 standards Read More...

View article
Ombudsman ruling forces PPF to clarify asset guidance
Company News

Ombudsman ruling forces PPF to clarify asset guidance

12y Accountancy Age

Ombudsman ruling forces PPF to clarify asset guida...

The Pension Protection Fund to clarify the way schemes value property as a contingent asset, in the wake of an ombudsman ruling against it Read More...

View article
Changes demanded to PPF levy structure
Company News

Changes demanded to PPF levy structure

12y Accountancy Age

Changes demanded to PPF levy structure

Majority back calls for the Pension Protection Fund levy formula to be adapted to limit next year’s rise Read More...

View article
Baker Tilly to check pensions scheme administrators
Accounting Firms

Baker Tilly to check pensions scheme administrators

12y Taha Lokhandwala

Baker Tilly to check pensions scheme administrator...

The Pensions Administration Standards Association selects Baker Tilly to manage applications from scheme administrators for accreditation Read More...

View article
KPMG administrators appointed to Dawson International
Business Recovery

KPMG administrators appointed to Dawson International

12y Rachael Singh

KPMG administrators appointed to Dawson Internatio...

KPMG administrators have been appointed to cashmere manufacturer after the Pension Protection Fund rejected a deal Read More...

View article
Government under pressure to reduce PPF levy
Accounting Firms

Government under pressure to reduce PPF levy

12y Accountancy Age

Government under pressure to reduce PPF levy

Mercer urges government to lower pension protection fund levy to give schemes "breathing space" Read More...

View article
HMRC publishes guidance on pension consultancy costs
Personal Tax

HMRC publishes guidance on pension consultancy costs

12y Accountancy Age

HMRC publishes guidance on pension consultancy cos...

Taxman publishes updated guidance on how consultancy charging can be applied to group pension schemes Read More...

View article
Barclays pension schemes report £1.1bn increase in deficit
People Business

Barclays pension schemes report £1.1bn increase in deficit

12y Jack Jones

Barclays pension schemes report £1.1bn increase in...

Barclays' pension deficit increases more than £1bn in the last year despite paying £700m into it Read More...

View article
RBS starts pension auto-enrolment with a whisper
People Business

RBS starts pension auto-enrolment with a whisper

12y Accountancy Age

RBS starts pension auto-enrolment with a whisper

The Royal Bank of Scotland is the first UK company to roll out the pension auto-enrolment across its workforce Read More...

View article
Labour pension charges report 'hugely misleading' - ABI
Company News

Labour pension charges report 'hugely misleading' - ABI

12y Accountancy Age

Labour pension charges report 'hugely misleading' ...

Labour's pension policy document on charges is "hugely misleading" and ill-timed ahead of the launch of auto-enrolment, says Association of British In...

View article
Miliband says pension charges ‘next chapter’ in fight with financial sector
Politics

Miliband says pension charges ‘next chapter’ in fight with financial sector

12y Rachel Dalton

Miliband says pension charges ‘next chapter’ in fi...

Industry criticises Miliband's claims against pension administration charges as "misinformed" Read More...

View article
DWP publishes guidance for certifying AE schemes
Company News

DWP publishes guidance for certifying AE schemes

12y Rachel Dalton

DWP publishes guidance for certifying AE schemes

The Department for Work and Pensions has published guidance on auto-enrolment scheme certification for employers and advisors Read More...

View article
HMRC issues auto-enrolment salary sacrifice guidance
Business Regulation

HMRC issues auto-enrolment salary sacrifice guidance

12y Jonathan Stapleton

HMRC issues auto-enrolment salary sacrifice guidan...

HMRC has issued guidance confirming salary sacrifice pension schemes will be able to meet automatic enrolment requirements Read More...

View article
Lehman loses against Pensions Regulator in High Court
Business Recovery

Lehman loses against Pensions Regulator in High Court

12y Accountancy Age

Lehman loses against Pensions Regulator in High Co...

High Court rules against a consortium of 38 Lehman Brothers subsidiary companies fighting to be excluded from financial support directions by the Pens...

View article
NAPF bemoans ‘unnecessary’ reporting disclosures
Business Regulation

NAPF bemoans ‘unnecessary’ reporting disclosures

12y Accountancy Age

NAPF bemoans ‘unnecessary’ reporting disclosures

Changes to financial reporting standards could impose “unjustified level of disclosure” on schemes, warns National Association of Pension Funds Read M...

View article