Budget 2014

The Chancellor’s pension revolution continued as he scrapped the 55% ‘death tax’ at the Tory Party conference, handing drawdown another advantage over annuities

One in eight people aged over 50 has been approached by fraudsters offering early access to their pension pot, according to research from Fidelity Worldwide Investment.

Labour should reverse the pension freedoms announced in the Budget 2014 if it wins the general election in May, a leftist think-tank has said.

Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a multi-asset flexible drawdown product in a bid to help fill the void created by the Budget freedoms.

The Budget pension freedoms are a tax collection measure set to drive short-term spending with long-term consequences, Punter Southall has argued.

Pensions campaigner Ros Altmann is leading calls for a ban on automatic annuity purchases.

Aegon has launched a High Income fund intended to help investors take advantage of pension freedoms coming announced in the Budget.

In this case study David Trenner looks at some of the advice issues brought up by the Budget.

Vince Smith-Hughes looks at the challenges and opportunities for advisers in the post-Budget environment.

Claire Trott takes a closer look at the intricacies of Budget reforms