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Individuals pay ten times more in tax for breaching the lifetime allowance. - 20th August 2018

The tax collected from individuals breaching the Lifetime Allowance (the amount of savings which can be built up in a pension and receive tax relief) has rocketed by £100m since it was introduced in 2006.

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Making the most of tax breaks. - 14th August 2018

Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work, discusses with The Telegraph how individuals can make the most of tax breaks when taking income in retirement. He comments; […]

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Don’t ditch the lisa. - 10th August 2018

The Treasury Committee has called upon the Government to abolish the Lifetime ISA (LISA) stating that it has received strong criticism over its ‘complexity, its perverse […]

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Pensions dashboard to be viewed with caution. - 25th July 2018

It has been reported that the Work and Pensions Secretary, Esther McVey, is planning to ditch the ‘pensions dashboard’, a tool to let savers see all […]

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We could all be better off in retirement – report reveals the big gaps. - 19th July 2018

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has released its ‘Evolving retirement outcomes’ report. The report explores the potential outcomes that may be achieved through different retirement income […]

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Managing the risks around DB transfers. - 16th July 2018

WEALTH at work is calling for more to be done to protect employees and members from the risks around defined benefit (DB) pension transfers. Jonathan Watts-Lay, […]

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Pensions cold call ban – time to send a clear message. - 11th July 2018

Top tips on how individuals can avoid losing their pension to scams The government have announced that the implementation of the Pensions Cold Call ban will […]

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Forget default pathways we need guidance pathways first! - 19th June 2018

The Work and Pensions Committee has recently recommended that every pension provider which offers drawdown should be required to offer a default decumulation pathway by April […]

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Five tips to help individuals put a retirement plan together. - 12th March 2018

If you think that retirement plans are only for the super wealthy, or if you’ve just not got round to it yet, or even that you […]

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Protecting defined benefit members from the pension vultures. - 7th March 2018

WEALTH at work, a leading provider of financial education, guidance and advice in the workplace is calling for more to be done to protect defined benefit […]

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