Do prospective changes to how pensions are taxed spell the end of the pension?
Is this the end of the pension?
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Davos 2016 • What you may have missed
The 46th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum took place from 19th January for four days in Davos, Switzerland.
March 2016
February was another month where the problem for this commentary was what to leave out: the world is not short of ‘events’ at the moment.
Will we get a fairer state pension deal for women?
A recent Saga article claims that the battle to give women a fairer deal over their state pensions scored a significant victory early in January.
Pension tax changes: Should you pay more before relief rates are curtailed?
Recent comment from George Osborne it looks like pension tax is set for a shake-up in 2016. Is there an potential opportunity while the good times last?
Basic Bank Accounts Become ‘Fee-Free’
Millions of bank customers across Britain stand to benefit by hundreds of pounds as nine major banks launch fee-free basic bank accounts.
Could the decluttering craze apply to your finances?
Tidying guru Marie Kondo has swept the US with her tidying and declutter wisdom. Could the same be applied to your finances?
Threats to care home places
Care home places are under threat, but are the financial difficulties the responsibility of the care home businesses, local or national Government?
February 2016
Like a row of bottles, the world’s stock markets fell one by one – with one defiant exception among the twelve that we cover this month.
Early Budget Teasers
Some early budget teasers as the Prime Minister lays out plans for an ‘all-out assault on poverty’