05/04/2015
Four suicides in pension pot scandal
I am aware of four suicides, as well as cases of stroke and mental breakdown
Pensions
05/04/2015
Pension crisis is still a financial disaster waiting to happen
Government must tackle issue of unaffordable and indefensible benefits
05/04/2015
Aegon opposes call for independent pension commission
Leading insurer Aegon has criticised the widely-supported proposals by industry and business for a new pensions commission
05/04/2015
Growing pension deficits cause fallout for U.K. corporations
Impact of pension fund liabilities showing up in stock price, M&A deals
05/01/2015
Axa Wealth, iPipeline and Lloyds unveil planning tools
Axa Wealth, iPipeline and Lloyds Bank have launched retirement planning tools to help advisers talk their clients through the various pension options open to them
04/30/2015
'Political parties line up drastic reductions in pensions tax relief', says Thomas Miller Investment
“Main political parties line up drastic reductions in pensions tax relief”, says Matt Phillips, Head of Wealth Management, Thomas Miller Investment
04/29/2015
A promising year for pension funds
As coverage in emerging economies grows, pension funds across the world are embracing innovation in order to adapt to economic challenges
04/28/2015
‘Every [Swiss] pension fund manager is worried’
It appeared to be a normal January morning in Zurich when the chief executive of a Swiss insurer began presenting his company’s results to investors. All at once, however, the phones of every fund manager present began buzzing, and some audience mem
04/28/2015
Blackrock launches drawdown for in-house savers
Blackrock has entered the drawdown market by offering customers in its defined contribution schemes access a new income option to access retirement freedoms.
04/27/2015
The Swiss Have Eliminated The Zero Lower Bound
It seems that a Swiss pension fund tried to evade negative rates on deposits by withdrawing a very large amount of physical cash with the intention of vaulting it.
04/27/2015
Norway to clean up sovereign wealth fund
They had wanted to see the fund - which is valued at 835 billion euros
04/27/2015
Fund manager sets up London-based pensions advisory firm
The firm is owned and founded by Alexandra Noble, who has more than 30 years of experience
04/17/2015
For 100% QROPS access, the only way is Malta
Malta continue to show their determination to remain the primary destination for QROPS, by establishing themselves as the only overseas pension jurisdiction to offer 100% flexibility in the way expats can access their pensions.
04/16/2015
A fifth of advisers say pension reform is their biggest challenge in 2015
One in five (18%) of advisers say the impact of the new retirement reforms is their biggest challenge for 2015, according to research from Cofunds, however only a small percentage of clients currently intend taking advantage of access to their pension pot
04/16/2015
Beware ‘unsolicited’ overseas activity – Pension Life
Specialists have urged advisers to be wary of overseas activities that are targeting consumers’ UK pension money under the new pension rules.
04/15/2015
Malaysia’s EPF cashes in on UK property asset
Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund has made its first property disposal in the UK, after it reached a sale and purchase agreement that will see it divest from its London-based One Sheldon Square asset.
04/15/2015
Lifetime Achievement Award for CIO of ATP Denmark
Institutional Investor also announces awards for excellence in 11 investor categories for corporations and public pension plans and 22 investment categories.
04/15/2015
Ontario public-sector pension fund lined up to buy stake in U.K. insurance firm
An Ontario public-sector pension fund is looking to buy a 29.9 per cent interest in Brit PLC from Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings
04/14/2015
Politicians attacked for raiding pensions to fund 'pet policies' like inheritance tax and tuition fee cuts
Politicians are under attack for using pension tax relief like an 'election piggy bank' to fund other policies, such as slashing inheritance tax and student tuition fees.
04/14/2015
How to give yourself the problem of a £1m pension
It may sound unachievable, but generous tax relief and long-term investing will get you there