Articles tagged "pensions"

  • worried pensioner
    Pensioners emerge as the big Budget 2012 losers
    22/03/2012 - 11:06
    News by Ruth Jackson

    Chancellor George Osborne has been accused of introducing a stealth "granny tax" in Wednesday's Budget.

  • MWTV
    Budget 2012: What to expect on pensions and tax
    20/03/2012 - 17:42
    TV

    Is the Chancellor set to tamper with tax relief on pensions? Will he spare a thought for the squeezed middle? Mike Morrison from AXA Wealth looks at what we can expect on 21 March.

  • boxing gloves
    Pensions versus ISAs - which is best?
    07/03/2012 - 12:00
    Article by Ruth Emery

    We weigh up the pros and cons of pensions and ISAs as a means to take control of your investments and keep the taxman at bay.

  • Old person's hands
    Pensioners failing to claim billions in benefits
    30/04/2012 - 10:54
    News by Ruth Jackson

    Billions of pounds worth of benefits go unclaimed each year, according to figures from the Department for Work and Pensions.

  • pension definition
    Higher-rate pensions tax relief could be axed
    14/02/2012 - 16:49
    News by Ruth Emery

    The government is considering axing higher-rate tax on pension contributions in next month's Budget, to help pay for lifting people earning less than £10,000 out of tax.

  • Pension wordsearch
    Bad decisions cost you 24% of your pension
    09/02/2012 - 14:16
    News by Rebecca Rutt

    Savers who make the wrong pensions decisions could see their retirement incomes slashed by an average of 24%, according to a new report issued today.

  • question marks
    Is there a future for pensions?
    20/01/2012 - 15:47
    Article by Faith Glasgow

    Moneywise and our sister title Money Observer are calling for a more enlightened approach to pension income to ease UK retirement woes.

  • retirement wordsearch
    Income for new retirees hits five-year low
    11/01/2012 - 18:02
    News by Rebecca Rutt

    Pension pots for people about to retire are at their lowest levels for five years, according to research from Prudential.

  • five of diamonds
    Five financial resolutions for 2012
    10/01/2012 - 16:32
    Article by Julie Russell of Standard Life

    Julie Russell, head of Standard Life Direct sets out five financial resolutions you can use going forward in 2012.

  • 2012 calender
    The big financial changes planned for 2012
    09/03/2012 - 12:04
    Article by Nathalie Bonney

    2012 has got off to a pretty gloomy start: it seems like every day we hear fresh stories of the country’s economic woes and many of us are feeling the pinch. So what are the big financial changes planned for 2012?