George Osborne

Blog: ‘Put simply drawdown is not the right solution for everyone’

In this week's RP quick fire poll we ask if the abolition of the 55% pension death tax is a further nail in the coffin of the annuity market.

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

The current 55% tax duty payable when pension funds are passed on after death is set to be axed under this government, George Osborne has announced.

Hundreds of thousands of expats who raise an income in the UK could lose their right to use the personal allowance.

A think tank has called for Chancellor George Osborne to create a single "lifetime ISA" by 2017, saying recent changes to ISAs are not enough to spark a savings culture.

The government's guidance guarantee will result in more people seeking regulated financial advice on decumulation, with the majority of advisers stating pension pot size will not make a difference, according to research.

Satisfaction guaranteed? What face-to-face guidance might look like

Chancellor George Osborne plans to allow the Bank of England to implement measures to control accelerating house in the UK, as the property market shows signs of overheating.

The Chancellor is set to announce plans to clamp down on traders who manipulate markets, while establishing a review of how these markets operate.