Budget
Budget: pension dashboards and a cold-calling ban
Dashboards – plural – could be a game changer, as pensions cold-calling in the UK takes a big step towards oblivion
No further pension raid in otherwise lacklustre budget
Pensions and the annual allowance were given stays of execution but no-deal Brexit could prompt rethink
UK chancellor set to launch collective DC pensions consultation
Announcement expected to start process of implementing legal and regulatory guidelines for schemes
Tax & Regulation | 16 Oct 18
Tax pensions on death to make Budget add up, IFS tells gov’t
IFS suggests radical set of tax rises on wealthy retired to make UK tax system more efficient
South Africa budget increases wealth tax
South Africa’s finance minister has announced an increase in estate duty from 20% to 25% for those with properties worth ZAR30m (£1.8m, $2.7m, €2.1m), a move a legal expert says will have a “significant effect” on the nation’s wealthy.