Rachel Vahey

After dropping of 2017/18 exit charge

Lifetime allowance cut is a tax grab with both hands

Blog: ‘Put simply drawdown is not the right solution for everyone’

The vast majority of IFAs believe new retirement solutions are needed to meet their clients' changing needs, according to a survey by Aegon.

There's been a lot of discussion about personal accounts in the last few weeks. In mid-June the DWP issued its statement on the responses it received to the White Paper consultation earlier this year, and took the opportunity of making some decisions...

A piece of European legislation is posing a big headache for government and industry in working through the intricacies of pensions reform policy.

A-day has been part of my life for the last five years. I have been involved with its development, from its original launch in the Green Paper in December 2002 (Simplifying the taxation of pensions: increasing of choice and flexibility for all).

The activity level in pensions lobbying circles has recently edged up a notch or two. We received the White Paper on personal accounts just before Christmas, and now are turning our attention to drafting a response by the deadline of 20th March.

Let's face it - advising someone on whether they should transfer their deferred benefits out of a final salary scheme is one of the trickiest things for pensions advisers.

I am beginning to dread the use of the words 'simplify' and 'simplification' by the government. Often, it leaves me feeling more confused than ever.