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Light at the end of the AE tunnel

Professional Adviser | 03 May 2012 | 08:00

Colin Batchelor, head of pensions technical at Legal & General, on how to ensure your corporate clients make the right contributions to their employees’ pension pots.

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DB payouts to peak in 2012

Defined benefit payouts will peak this year before tailing off as the impact of scheme closures is felt, the Department for Work and Pensions says.

IFAonline | 02 Apr 2012 | 13:59
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DWP confirms upper earnings limits for auto-enrolment

The auto-enrolment earnings trigger and the lower and upper limits for the qualifying earnings band have been confirmed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

IFAonline | 26 Mar 2012 | 16:00

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Personal allowance hike could impact auto-enrolment

Government plans to hike the income tax threshold to £9,205 could complicate the roll-out of auto-enrolment, experts have warned.

IFAonline | 22 Mar 2012 | 14:26

Govt must improve trivial commutation - report

The Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) has made interim suggestions on simplifying tax for pensioners – and IFAs have many more of their own.

Professional Adviser | 15 Mar 2012 | 08:00
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Webb: Pensions industry too sober

Steve Webb has called for the pensions industry to encourage people to ‘impulse save’ alongside the more rigid auto-enrolment framework, to engage with younger generations.

IFAonline | 09 Mar 2012 | 09:35
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MPs: FSA must protect poorest pensioners from RDR

A group of senior politicians and pension providers have called on the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to review the impact the retail distribution review (RDR) will have on pension provision.

IFAonline | 01 Mar 2012 | 10:20
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What has the DWP got against advice?

That’s three occasions now when the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has played down the need for advice. What is going on?

Professional Adviser | 01 Mar 2012 | 08:00
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Aegon publishes State death benefits guide

Aegon has published a guide to State bereavement payments that will be issued with all death claim packs.

Cover | 29 Feb 2012 | 12:49
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Grieving families need more short term financial support

Bereavement benefits need to be altered to better support those who have suffered the death of a loved one, government research has found.

Cover | 24 Feb 2012 | 15:00
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Long Term Care - The social whirl

The government faces a few problems in the next 12 months when it comes to its strategy for funding care of the elderly. Peter Barnett outlines the twists and turns.

Cover | 23 Feb 2012 | 16:34
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Clients unaware of state bereavement payments

Grieving clients could be missing out on thousands of pounds worth of state bereavement benefits, RGA has said.

Cover | 07 Feb 2012 | 13:05
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MP fears DWP cuts will aid overseas pension fraud

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is disbanding an overseas team of pensions officers in Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Yemen.

IFAonline | 30 Jan 2012 | 12:30

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