Pensions

Articles

Simplification? Whom are you kidding?

Testing times for older people

Will your elderly clients be ?protected after the welfare reforms? Gareth Morgan reports on the impact of means-testing benefits, pension credit adjustments and changes to ?the treatment of age

Update | Pensions: pension scheme data records

By the end of the year trustees pension scheme data records will need to 'be completely accurate. Jennie Kreser explains what's changed

Flexible pension drawdown can be a key part of effective 'tax planning, says Scott Gallacher

Scott Gallacher explains how to avoid the pitfalls associated with dividing pension pots upon divorce

Update | Pensions: forced retirement policies

Dilini Loku discusses the legitimacy of forced retirement policies – is there a case for discrimination on the basis of age and should governments be more active in clarifying the law?

Statement of intent: HR Trustees v Wembley plc

Are pension scheme changes that are attempted, but not properly executed, valid? Fenner Moeran considers HR Trustees v Wembley plc

Has HMRC's clampdown on QROPS gone too far?

No, says Rachael Griffin. Confusion over HMRC's motivation for the changes and uncertainty about the new rules shows that it hasn't gone far enough