Investment

Phil Carroll looks at how clients may have been affected by the Budget

Some 96% of companies are planning changes to their workplace pension schemes, PricewaterhouseCoopers research reveals.

I am sure we are all aware that the government intends to include provisions in the Finance Act 2009 to restrict higher rate tax relief on pension contributions by individuals with taxable income of £150,000 or more.

The Pension Protection Fund has announced that it will set a pension protection levy estimate of £700m, indexed to wages, for 2010/11.

IFAs and SIPP operators are among 11 people arrested in connection with a suspected £2.5m pension fraud.

Changes to tax relief on pension contributions risk damaging pension saving in the UK, according to the Lords Finance Bill Committee.

Aviva's policyholder advocate has taken a swipe at the FSA and its regulation of with-profits funds.

Is too much of a good thing really a bad thing? Will a change really do you good? Or is a change really as good as a rest?

Rowanmoor Pensions has rolled out a pension scheme illustration service to allow advisers to offer clients a projection of their income from a scheme pension compared to USP and ASP.

In difficult times, the Budget changes to higher rate pension taxation came as harsh news to many investors and advisers already struggling to find attractive investment opportunities in such a low interest rate climate.