The expected cut in pensions tax relief for high earners in the June 2010 budget did not materialise – but the show’s not over yet. Maximum annual pensions contributions may be capped at around £45,000. Find out more by clicking headline above.
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June 2010 Budget – Damage Limitation for High Earners
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Government pensions – review of costly public sector schemes
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
How will the government pensions review affect you? Read more here
Pension income will fall short of expectations by £5,000 per year, says AXA
Monday, May 24th, 2010
Many over-45s are deluding themselves about the pension income and lifestyle they will achieve in retirement. For most, their reality will fall short of their hopes by around £5,000 a year, according to AXA.
External factors can cut your pension income
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
The election and the ‘week of indecision’ caused stock market turbulence that played havoc with the projected pension income of savers. Your projected annual pension income could have varied by almost £800, depending on when you retired in the elections fortnight. What a difference a day makes … when you’ve a pension plan to worry about.
Pension Income – delays in retirement planning could cost dearly
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010The cost of delaying your pension planning could require a massive increase in contributions, to attain a specific pension income. To retire on £10,000 a year you can start saving £125 per month at age 20. If you leave it until 50, this rises to £660.
Apartheid in pension schemes worsens
Friday, March 26th, 2010Private sector workers aged 25, saving into occupational or personal pension schemes, would have to save nearly a quarter of their salary, to achieve the same pension income as their public sector counterparts. Typical total contributions, however, are just 10%.
Larger pensions for men retiring this year, says Prudential
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Men retiring this year will have pensions two-thirds larger than women in the same position, according to Prudential. The average pension income for a man taking his pension in 2010 will be £19,593 per year, compared with £12,169 per year for a woman.
Consumers should avail of retirement income protection – Aegon
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009More UK consumers are insuring household goods at the expense of securing their income in retirement, according to UK pensions and life insurance provider Aegon.
New research* by Aegon has shown that 98% of UK users of insurance buy cover relating to mobile phones, holidays and pets, but have not considered a retirement income protection product which provides a guaranteed minimum pension income. The research showed that nearly a quarter of people (24%) pay more than £1,080 per year on the above insurances, while at the same time leaving their pensions income at the mercy of stock market volatility, Aegon said.
Pension income: The shrinking balloon
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009As people aspire to retire earlier, and yet more healthy lifestyles mean that we are living longer, our retirement needs are undergoing an evolution so radical that some would term it a ‘revolution’.
Ain’t no sunshine when you’re gone? Lufthansa pays you for rainy days
Friday, August 7th, 2009Fly to the sun with Lufthansa, and even if the heavens open, you will be singing in the rain. The airline is now offering ‘sunshine insurance’ built into its ticket price for trips during September and October, which guarantees you payback of 20 euros for each day your holiday is washed out by heavy rain.
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