Category Archives: Spotlights

Pensions spotlight: Chancellor begins ‘landmark’ review into UK pension system

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has launched ‘landmark review’ of the UK pensions system, which seeks to [...]

Slower growth could spur BoE to cut rates early, suggests Aviva Q2 report

Aviva’s market analysts have released their latest update for Q2 2024. In it, they outline [...]

Pensions spotlight: Government outlines plans that could add up to £11,000 to average pension savings

More than 15 million British workers who save into workplace pension schemes might see their [...]

Investment spotlight: AJ Bell urges new government to simplify ISA system

Leading financial services provider AJ Bell has written to new chancellor Rachel Reeves, urging the [...]

Pensions spotlight: Almost half of DC pension holders not confident about retirement

British pension holders’ confidence regarding their prospects for a comfortable retirement is almost evenly divided, [...]

Pensions spotlight: Are we due a radical shakeup of the UK pensions system?

As the current government’s term draws to a close, it’s an opportune moment to reflect [...]

Pensions spotlight: Labour drops plans to bring back Lifetime Allowance (LTA)

Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has reportedly abandoned plans to bring back the pensions Lifetime Allowance [...]

Pensions spotlight: Conservatives pledge new ‘triple lock plus’ protections for after election

The Conservatives have proposed a new ‘age-related’ tax-free allowance for pensioners, named ‘triple lock plus’, [...]

What does Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a 4th July election mean for your finances?

☑️ Pensions: Both Labour and the Conservatives support the triple lock on state pensions, but [...]