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Contributions to Registered UK Pensions - April 2011
From 6 April 2011 the annual allowance that individuals will be able to contribute into their registered UK pensions will decrease from the current level of £255,000 to £50,000. Individuals will receive tax relief on their contributions at their marginal rate of tax.
Pulling the Punches on Pensions - April 2011
Many of us believed at the start of our working life that we would work hard, pay taxes and social security and after 45 years, retire at the age of 65 on a states pension which would keep us in the manner to which we had become accustomed. Read More
Pensions- July 2010
Do you have various pension plans scattered around? If so, have you thought about consolidating these into one flexible and manageable arrangement? Read More
UK Commercial Property Market- April 2010
Whilst the rise of the UK retail, office and industrial market was long and for the most part steady, the fall from 2007 was both sharp (over 40%) and in comparison to the rise, short. Read More
RATS : A Jersey Success Story- March 2010
In the last few years, Jersey has radically changed its pension legislation and now, arguably has some of the best and most attractive rules of any country in order to encourage pension planning. Read More
The Low Interest Rate Dilemma- February 2010
The past two years will go down in history as the most bizarre year from a financial perspective in living memory. Now that we all seem to have survived the turbulence we can reflect on how could it all have happened? Read More
New Disclosure Opportunity - August 2009
On 1st September, HMRC launched a new campaign against tax evaders who have undeclared foreign (non UK) income and gains that should have been taxed by HMRC. This campaign is called the New Disclosure Opportunity. Read More