Budget
Tax & Regulation | 5 Mar 16
UK’s Osborne scraps plan for budget pension tax changes
The UK chancellor George Osborne has abandoned plans to shake up the pension tax system in this month’s budget after pressure from Conservative MPs, according to media reports.
Tax & Regulation | 4 Mar 16
Pressure mounts on UK’s Osborne to ease up on pension reform
Chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne is under increasing pressure to ‘play it safe’ and not overhaul the UK pensions system when he reveals his budget in 12 days’ time.
Tax & Regulation | 10 Feb 16
Royal London attacks UK Pension Isa proposal
Royal London chief executive Phil Loney has slammed the idea of a Pension ISA, just five weeks before Chancellor George Osborne gives his next budget speech.
Tax & Regulation | 19 Jan 16
Authorised UK firms hit with £363m FSCS levy
Firms authorised by the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will have to collectively pay £363m ($518m, €475m) to fund the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in 2016/17, an increase of 13.1% from £319m in 2015/16.
Tax & Technical | 7 Jan 16
Roller coaster 2016 for financial advisers
Following a year packed with change, announcements, and consultations, Canada Life International’s Neil Jones gives his view on what to expect on the tax and investment front in 2016.