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21 May 2017

Pensions – Lifetime Allowance

As mentioned in previous articles the lifetime allowance for pensions will reduce from £1.25m to £1m from 6th April 2016. Legislation for both the reduction in the LTA and the protection regimes (fixed protection 2016 and individual protection 2016) will…

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17 May 2017

Change to Pension Funding

From April 2016 we have 2 important funding rule changes for pensions:- Lifetime Allowance reduces to £1m. AA for high earners is being reduced on a tapered basis. Those with income above £150,000 will see their annual allowance reduced by…

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Red Budget Box
17 May 2017

Autumn Statement 2015 – what it means for you

The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement didn’t contain any major tax or pensions shake ups that have any immediate impact for clients. Key decisions on pension tax relief reform and second hand annuity markets have been postponed. This means we can plan…

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Bank of England
17 May 2017

Banking Reform

The proposals are designed to avoid the need for taxpayers to bail out banks ever again. The Financial Stability Board (FSB) the organisation that co-ordinates banking regulation across the G20 Nations, has published new proposals that will require  the world’s…

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European Central Bank
17 May 2017

The economic impact of the EU referendum

Our decision will have far reaching economic impact spanning future generations An in/out referendum on the UK membership of the EU will take place by the end of 2017 but possibly as early as the summer of 2016. This referendum…

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