Retirement

The Chancellor has announced cuts to pensions tax relief from 2014/15, meaning individuals will only be able to put away £40,000 annually free of tax.

AT A GLANCE

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has forbidden auto-enrolment into small defined contribution (DC) and high-charging legacy schemes.

Natanje Holt looks at some of the latest changes in the Disclosure landscape detailed within CP 12/10 as changes become enforceable from 21st December

Mike Morrison takes a look at the retirement landscape and asks how has it really changed over recent years?

Do you agree with the FSA's capital adequacy plans for SIPP providers?

Barnett Waddingham has launched a free online tool for members and their advisers worried about compliance with SSAS rules.

The Serious Fraud Office has urged the self-invested personal pensions industry to report unusual activity in the fight against fraud.

CRYSTAL BALL

Further changes to the tax relief available on pensions - as has been predicted ahead of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement this week - may destroy public faith in saving for retirement, according to financial services consultants Punter Southall.