Three things your clients may call you about this week ...

Wave goodbye to the pension taper, Phillip This Sunday Times article says it has assembled a formidable alliance of two former pensions ministers and "15 of Britain biggest financial firms" as it seeks to persuade new Chancellor Philip Hammond to use his first autumn statement next month to scrap the annual allowance taper, which "could hit those with total income - not just salary - above £110,000". Introduced in April, the taper means the amount savers can pay into a pension - currently £40,000 a year - is reduced on a sliding scale depending on their total income, reaching just £10,...