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Self-Employed Pensions
Pension death tax reforms could crush families of freelancers and small business owners
Public affairs financial experts are expressing concerns that a Labour government may introduce changes to pension taxation that could significantly impact freelancers, solo self-employed individuals, contractors and directors of limited…
Self-Employed Women in UK Face Retirement Crisis
SELF-EMPLOYED & PENSIONS REPORT
UK self-employed women face a bleak retirement: low pensions due to pay gap, worsened by divorce
Self-employed women in the UK are facing a financial time bomb in retirement, with a significant…
Government turns to AI for tricky pension calculations
This project could have significant implications for self-employed individuals and contractors who rely on multiple umbrella companies for their retirement savings
The Government Actuary's Department (GAD) is working with an artificial…
Moving or retiring abroad? What to consider when transferring your pension to a Qualifying…
Transferring your UK SIPP or workplace pension into an offshore pension if you retire abroad involves a process called transferring to a Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS). We outline the steps you should consider to…
How LISA reform could help solve the self-employed pensions and savings gap
Changing the parameters of the Lifetime ISA could help more households, especially those among the self-employed, become much better off come retirement, says a personal finance expert
Although self-employed people paid £2.3 billion…
How to stop your pension benefits going to the wrong person
Six in ten risk pension benefits going to the wrong person, finds HL report
Only 38% of people said they had kept expression of wish forms for all their pensions up to date.Over a quarter (26%) said they hadn’t, 13% were unsure.A…
On the brink of abuse: contractors could lose as much as £900 if FCA and DWP do not clamp down on…
Pension transfer delays are costing Brits considrable amounts of money just when they need it most. While some delays are normal, some are questionable and on the brink of abuse. That is why Pension Bee has reported pension providers to…
Pension Woes: what umbrella company contractors must look out for
By Tony Clark, Senior Proposition Manager, St James’s Place (www.sjp.co.uk)
What's covered in this article:
What can freelancers do to avoid having many small pension pots?What are the different types of SIPPs or pension funds that a…
DWP pilots auto-enrolment plans for self-employed
Two pilots have been announced by the Department for Work and Pensions to test new forms of auto-enrolment pension savings plans that keep the variable income of the self-employed in mind.
Nest Insight, a public-benefit research and…