Budget 2014

Consumer champion Which? was one of just two organisations told about the pension reforms before last year's Budget, the organisation's executive director has said.

Profits at Partnership Assurance dropped 51% to £64m in 2014 due to falling individual annuity sales in the wake of the Budget reforms, latest results show.

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Labour will cap the pensions lifetime allowance at £1m and restrict the annual allowance to £30,000 to help fund a £2.7m reduction in tuition fees if elected, it has announced.

People wanting to cash in their entire pension pots without taking regulated advice should be subject to a mandatory 30-day cooling off period, advice firm LEBC has said.

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Just Retirement has reported annuity sales almost in line with its pre-Budget numbers, thanks in part to strong defined benefit (DB) sales in the second half of last year.

Nutmeg has launched a personal pension charging between 0.3% and 1% depending on contribution, and free of set-up or exit fees.

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