2016 reloaded: Our 10 most important retirement articles

Policies and U-turns, comings and goings

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Brexit and President-elect Trump may have hogged the headlines but 2016 brought plenty of other changes - not least in the world of pensions. From policy reversals to cabinet resignations, here are Professional Adviser's 10 key retirement articles of the last 12 months.

Budget 2016: Osborne launches Lifetime ISA; raises ISA limit to £20,000 The year kicked off with what turned out to be George Osborne's final budget. In it, we saw the birth of the Lifetime ISA, a move Osborne saw as a new, flexible way for the next generation to save. The measure is set to take effect from April 2017. In addition, Osborne upped the limit on standard ISAs to £20,000 a year and the deadline for a pensions dashboard was set for 2019 at the latest. More...

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