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Our step-by-step guide to calculating the potential tax charges for defined benefit schemes following Treasury changes to the annual allowance.

Cutting the annual pension allowance to £50,000 has been welcomed by the industry, but the move has immediate implications for higher earners.

Conservative MP Harriett Baldwin has secured a debate in Parliament on the future of regulation for independent financial advisers.

Treasury minister Mark Hoban has backed the move to fee charging as advisers' contribution to rebuilding trust in Britain's financial institutions.

Entrepreneurs and the self-employed will benefit from government plans to allow unused pension allowances to be carried forward by up to three years, according to Hornbuckle Mitchell.

The industry has welcomed the Treasury's plans to simplify the pension allowance system but should it go further to encourge long term saving?

The annual allowance for tax privileged pensions will be cut from £255,000 to £50,000 from April next year, the Treasury announced this morning.

The FTSE continued to feed off global optimism in early trading on Thursday, extending yesterday's 1.5% gain.

New FSA consumer redress powers could have "catastrophic" implications for advisers who have not conducted proper platforms due diligence, warns Capita Financial Software.

Institutional investors are preparing to take a stand against an FSA diktat clamping down on contact between the City and the press.