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Pension contribution limits
High earners who take a redundancy pay-off could find themselves caught by new laws that restrict tax relief on pension contributions
Venture capital trusts are income choice
High-earning private investors are increasingly turning to venture capital trusts (VCTs) as an alternative source of retirement income, following Budget changes that limit the tax relief on pension contributions
Pension insurance deficit doubles
The Pension Protection Fund says that its deficit for the year to March 31 have risen from £517m to £1.2bn, as a wave of insolvencies led to an increase in claims
Vicars’ pensions under threat
Church of England sank all its investments into shares towards the end of the bull market
Friends Provident takeover deadline
Friends Provident investors who want to take shares rather than cash in Resolution’s £1.86bn takeover of the life insurer have just days to confirm their choice
Aviva cuts with profits exit penalties
Aviva, the country’s largest insurer, has eased exit penalties on its with-profits policies for the third time this year, but says it still too soon to remove the charges entirely.
Employees more confident about pensions
Employees are much more confident now about their pensions than they were at the end of last year, according to a survey out today
How to build a better pension
Many pension funds fell in value by as much as a third during the financial crisis, costing investors who retired last year thousands of pounds in annual pension income
Workers warned off ‘safe’ pensions
Pension consultants have warned that employees may be choosing the wrong funds in their companies’ pension schemes, putting their retirement income at risk
Save more for a receding retirement
Workers are being urged to act now to top up their pensions and review their retirement plans after proposals this week to raise the state pension age
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