Pensions

UK retirees struggle with low pension income

UK pension income is currently at an almighty low, and people who are set to finish working this year face life on a pension income that has dwindled by around 16 percent over the last five years.

New Zealand QROPS given new hope

The situation for QROPS in New Zealand has taken an upswing as a group of QROPS providers have come together to create a new code of conduct that will serve to revitalise the country’s ailing QROPS industry.

Winter fuel payments slashed

Winter fuel payments for pensioners are set to be reduced by £100 in a secret cut Chancellor George Osborne has failed to mention in his 2011 Budget...

Brits may be forced to work on

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has claimed that Brits may have to work beyond the current retirement age...

QROPS monitors in place

According to new reports, HMRC are to be more stringent with monitoring rogue QROPS providers...

UK pensions disappoint without financial planning

Yet another report has highlighted the plight of UK residents who cannot get by on lacklustre UK pensions, this time conducted by Prudential...

New tax error leaves pensioners in the lurch

More errors from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs have emerged, this time with potentially serious repercussions for millions of pensioners...

UK pensioners set to lose £240 per year

Recent Government austerity measures mean that UK pensioners will be light in the pocket by an estimated £240 each year.

Expat soldiers threaten to return medals over frozen pension fiasco

A number of expat veterans have joined the argument over frozen pensions, threatening to actually return the medals they earned while serving England if the pensions remain frozen...

QROPS still the better option despite annuity reform

Pensions experts have spoken about the continued benefits of qualifying recognised overseas pensions schemes (QROPS), despite the UK governments planned annuity reform...



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