FSA directors fill their pockets in last chance saloon
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is destined for the dustbin of history, having been comprehensively caught out by the credit crisis, but that has not stopped its directors filling their pockets...
View ArticleWhy we should beware of plans to ‘name and shame’ tax avoiders
Taxpayers of all sizes have good reason to beware government plans to "name and shame" tax avoiders. The scheme, which Treasury minister David Gauke is expected to unveil today, seeks to replace the...
View ArticleThe next pension scandal starts today
You might think that forcing everyone to start saving for their retirement must be a good thing, especially when the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) support...
View ArticleWhisper it, why pensions can be a waste of time
Less than a month after the Government began auto-enrolling millions of low-paid people into pensions willy nilly, experts calculate that workers who change jobs risk losing up to a quarter of their...
View ArticleDelay retirement and live longer, experts say, but dead comedian disagreed
Never mind four more years for Barack Obama as President of the United States of America. How would you like another year alive on this earth? No, this is not another worthy exhortation to give up...
View ArticleAccountants identify tax reliefs under attack in Autumn Statement
High earners should seriously consider making pension contributions before the Chancellor of the Exchequer presents his Autumn Statement on December 5, senior accountants say. George Bull, a partner at...
View ArticleFears grow about tax attack on pensions
Fears are growing that 4m high earners’ pension tax relief will fall victim to political horse-trading within the Coalition Government, as first flagged up in this space last week. Now the Financial...
View ArticleAutumn Statement 2012: Pensioners are big winners as Telegraph campaign succeeds
Pensioners are among the big winners from Autumn Statement 2012, despite the Chancellor imposing curbs on high earners’ retirement funds, as predicted here and elsewhere last month. His decision to...
View ArticleHands off our pensions: loophole means 1m low-paid workers miss out
About 1m low-paid workers are missing out on their legal entitlement to receive an employer’s contribution to their pension savings because of a loophole, which just got bigger today. It demonstrates...
View ArticleNever mind the Christmas presents: how to make your baby a millionaire
Never mind the Furbies and Onesies that are, apparently, this year’s Christmas present must-haves. Now some ‘bah humbug bankers’ have come up with a powerful argument to set your children on the path...
View ArticleMoney Fight Club: how to punch above your weight in personal finance
Don’t get mad – get even. That’s basic advice too few of us follow when it comes to our personal finances and getting fair play from large institutions, like banks and energy suppliers. Now a new...
View ArticleHow to double your company pension by cutting costs
Far too much savers’ money sticks to fund managers’ shovels, meaning there is less to pay for retirement, as the Office of Fair Trading is about to be the latest to discover. About 4m people...
View ArticleSavers need £1.8m pension pot to match backbench MP’s salary
Did you know that private sector savers would need a pension fund of £1,840,000 to generate sufficient income to match the £63,738 annual salary backbench MPs enjoy? No, neither did I. Worse still,...
View ArticleForgotten heroes: Armed Forces veterans campaign for pensions justice
A largely forgotten quirk of pensions law means tens of thousands of Royal Air Force veterans may find it difficult to share this week’s jubilation that the “Dambusters” squadron has been saved from...
View ArticleInvesting for income: Experts tip seven blue chip shares to beat inflation
Which blue chip shares offer investors for income the chance to beat inflation? Four years after the Bank of England froze interest rates at a historic low of 0.5pc, rising numbers of emails and...
View ArticleScottish Independence: how safe is your pension?
Scottish independence would have serious implications for pension funds, according to a report from the chartered accountants’ body ICAS today. Now, here’s a question for millions of savers and...
View ArticleMillions of savers with £750bn at risk if Scotland votes for independence,...
Millions of savers with billions of pounds in Scottish financial institutions could be at risk of an Icelandic-style collapse if Scotland votes for independence next year, according to new Treasury...
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