In this article we discuss the Personal Allowance Taper & Annual Allowance Taper – what you should be aware of and how to mitigate the impact. As is customary, from time to time, governments introduce new measures to increase the tax intake. From a tax on Candles in the 1780’s, the Window tax of the […]
In recent months there has been significant press coverage on NHS staff facing unexpected tax bills relating to how they fund their pensions. Many doctors and other high-earners are now asking why they are having to pay more tax for simply being part of, and contributing to, the NHS scheme. Why is this the case? […]
The number of individuals transferring out of final salary (defined benefit) pension schemes has reached new highs as evidenced by the reported increase in transfer volumes. Willis Towers Watson – the prominent defined benefit pension administrator – for example reported that pension transfers out of their clients’ schemes had increased by a factor of 500% […]
Paraplanner: Salary: up to £38,000 + pension We are eager to identify a suitable candidate to fill a Paraplanning role within our firm. The successful applicant will be Level 4 qualified and will have some experience of dealing with high net worth financial planning scenarios; Chartered status would be an advantage. Full funding of further […]
Our Principal Financial Adviser, Michael Garvey, was again discussing Investments, Savings and Financial Advice in Glasgow’s Sunday Herald last week. On this occasion the topic was Pensions and ISA’s – outlining the reasons why some would choose to pay into a Personal Pension or an ISA. With the passing of the 5 April deadline for maximising […]
Over the last few years, one trend that came into vogue in retirement planning (particularly corporate pensions) has been so called ‘lifestyling’. This is where the pension provider’s investment strategy works towards a target retirement date (or perhaps a default date across the scheme nominated by the sponsoring employer). Early in the career of the […]
