Retirement

Deregulation of pensions legislation will not significantly improve the pensions landscape, claims Lord Turner.

Action to settle whether scheme pension payments are subject to inheritance tax could be included in the pre-Budget Report.

Draft amendments to how the age discrimination regulations affect pensions are being released this week for further informal consultation.

The number of people entering income drawdown on nil income could be using the opportunity to take tax-free cash before it is abolished.

Well it seems that Alternatively Secured Pensions (ASP) are beginning to surface again, as the industry continues to struggle with unclear legislation and conflicting opinions.

Regulation of self-invested personal pensions next year could lead to a "concentration of the market", says Hargreaves Lansdown.

The future of pensions will not be about people voluntarily saving in what is "basically privatised welfare", says Steve Bee.

A-day rules allowing ‘protected rights' to be taken before the age of 50, provided there is a ‘protected pension age' in place, is causing confusion which could lead to a 70% tax charge.

First Actuarial has called on the Department for Work and Pensions to press ahead with proposals to remove the constraints surrounding protected rights.

A further module on defined benefit scheme funding has been released by the Pensions Regulator as part of its Trustee Toolkit.