Treasury

Joanna Faith asks industry experts what they think the next 12 months has in store for the global macro picture.

A deal between unions and the government on pension reform has been restarted after an intervention from a minister threatened to derail talks.

It's been another busy (and in some instances raucous) year in financial services. While it's been a positive 12 months in many respects for advisers, the regulator has again come in for criticism...

Several unions have signed or are expected to sign agreements with the government over public sector pension reform today.

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Changes to rules around withdrawing small pension pots as lump sums could lead to large scale abuse of the system, Hargreaves Lansdown has warned.

The Treasury is set to allow pensioners to withdraw small personal pensions as cash.

The government has proposed to include the provision and coordination of debt advice as one of the official statutory duties of the Money Advice Service (MAS).

The Treasury has extended its proposal to introduce a lower rate of inheritance tax (IHT) where people leave a charitable legacy of 10% or more on death.

The Treasury has delayed reform to the statutory residence test while it assesses the wide variety of views it has received from the industry.