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The Purple Book 2020

March 1, 2021

The latest in defined benefit pension scheme statistics The Purple Book is a yearly publication of UK defined benefit scheme data. It offers a great insight into the health and...

Retiring Overseas

Impact of Brexit on UK pensions, advisers & providers

February 16, 2021

EU residents & the impact of Brexit on UK pensions The financial services sector remains confused by the UK’s last-minute Brexit deal. EU-based advisers with UK resident clients, and UK-based...

Defined Benefit Pensions

What is a defined benefit (DB) pension scheme?

January 31, 2021

Defined benefit pension schemes explained A defined benefit ("DB") scheme is a type of pension where income at retirement is pre-defined. Instead of saving up a pot of pension money,...

UK Pension Planning

Planning for the UK State Pension

January 19, 2021

UK State Pension Planning The UK State Pension has always been a hot-topic for debate and government tool at election time. You may have seen in the news that the...

Defined Benefit Pensions

Diageo Pension: Scheme Spotlight

January 9, 2021

The Diageo Pension Scheme While Diageo’s stock has been selected as one of AJ Bell’s best buys for 2021, we explore their defined benefit scheme. The Diageo pension is one...

Retirement Planning

5 Reasons to Review Your Pension

January 3, 2021

1. Pension planning costs Pensions come in many different shapes and sizes. A pension plan can be expensive, carrying layers of unexpected costs and hidden charges. A fundamental part of...

Defined Benefit Pensions

Bupa pension scheme closed to ALL members

December 23, 2020

Bupa confirm closure of defined benefit scheme The Bupa Pension Scheme (TBPS DB) will close to all members from 31st December 2020. Bupa proposed the DB scheme closure earlier this...

Schemes in Deficit

Arcadia Group collapse affects 10,000 pension members

December 16, 2020

Collapse of Arcadia leaves 10,000 worried about retirement The Arcadia Group includes household names like Topman, Dorothy Perkins, Burton, Miss Selfridge, Evans, Outfit and Wallis. The news in recent weeks...

Retirement Planning

Why appoint a financial adviser?

December 11, 2020

When and why should I appoint a financial adviser? With most banking and investment plans now offering high quality online management, people are increasingly inclined to manage their own finances....

Retiring Overseas

10 Important QROPS Questions

December 6, 2020

10 Questions to ask before you transfer to a QROPS Considering a QROPS transfer? Ask your adviser these important questions. Don't be shy in grilling a financial adviser. It's their...

Defined Benefit Pensions

Pension Focus: British Airways APS & NAPS

December 3, 2020

My BA Pension British Airways' defined benefit pension offering is split into two, the ‘Airways Pension Scheme’ and the cleverly named, newer, ‘New Airways Pension Scheme (NAPS)’. There’s a wealth...

Retiring Overseas

Free online UK tax residence test 2020

November 30, 2020

Step by step UK tax residency test for 2020 We've created a series of simple UK tax residency tests. Our tests are free, quick and provide instant online results. In...

Retiring Overseas

Brits in Europe – get ready for Brexit

November 27, 2020

Essential Brexit planning for Brits living in the EU If you’ve moved to live in Europe, whether for work or retirement, you’ll be wondering how life will change from 1st...

Defined Benefit Pensions

RPI downgrade bad news for pension scheme members

November 26, 2020

Change to RPI will affect DB pension scheme members Yesterday (25th November 2020), HM Treasury reported their response to the Consultation on the Reform to Retail Price Index (RPI) Methodology....

Retirement Planning

Plan your retirement travel experiences!

November 24, 2020

6 Travel ideas for your retirement plan We might be in the middle of a global pandemic; with lockdowns and travel restrictions aplenty, but can we dare to dream? Why...

Pension Jargon

Learn the language of pension jargon

November 23, 2020

We've added a FULL pension jargon glossary! Half the work in planning retirement is wading through financial jargon. As we recently discussed, the DWP appear to have recognised this, and...

Pension Jargon

Celebrate the weekend with our Pensions & Animals Quiz

November 21, 2020

World's First Pensions & Animals Quiz Take a break from the hard slog of planning your retirement to scratch up on some really important facts. Do you know your alligators...

UK Pension Planning

DWP Push for Simpler Pension Statements

November 20, 2020

Simpler annual pension benefit statements for workplace pensions The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have recently concluded their consultation about simpler annual statements for workplace pensions. We've been campaigning...

Defined Benefit Pensions

Pension Scheme Database Updated!

November 18, 2020

We've updated our defined benefit pension scheme database Our pension scheme database offers headline scheme benefit information and contact details for an array of UK final salary schemes. We want...

UK Pension Planning

NEW! UK State Pension Income Calculator

November 17, 2020

Calculate your minimum UK State Pension, instantly Sometimes you're just looking for a quick estimate. Our UK State Pension calculator estimates the minimum you should be eligible for from the...

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