Tax relief

Product innovation is 'not needed'

Pensions are finished, according to Johnson

Pensions are a long-term investment and require stability

The government's tax relief consultation is not aimed at incentivising consumer saving, despite claiming that is its main aim, Partnership's Steve Groves has said in a damning presentation on the issue.

Whatever the outcome of the tax relief green paper the government should use legislation to enforce a set period of stability for UK pensions, Neil MacGillivray has said.

A change in the way the government collects tax on pension savings will not make people save more way for their retirement, according to the latest consumer research.

ISA-style pensions don't 'stand up to scrutiny'

Tax relief at the point of retirement saving is the most powerful way to get people to create a later life nest egg, according to Zurich, making it the latest provider to come out against the government's plans to treat pensions like ISAs.

Government plans to merge ISAs and pensions would harm retirement saving and mean more retirees run out of money, Axa Wealth head of retirement planning Andy Zanelli has warned.

Tax relief on its own still won't incentivise saving