‘Private market allocations have nearly tripled across UK pension schemes since 2019’, says Pensions Management Institute guide ...
Something has been perplexing me for some time. There is always talk of 'raiding' private pensions in one way or another but there is little discussion around the cost to the public purse of the public servants pension schemes (Civil Service, NHS, local government and so on). Those of us who have saved hard for retirement risk seeing the rug pulled
In a little-noticed paragraph in the Budget, the Chancellor said something relatively innocuous at first glance, but which upends anything resembling a fair pensions system. Rachel Reeves said: “We are ensuring that people only in receipt of the basic or new state pension do not have to pay small amounts of tax through Simple Assessment from April
Few public sector
The attack on salary sacrifice schemes threatens private sector pensions while the public sector emerges unscathed, experts warn. They claim the move could dent savers’ retirement pots and lead companies to
Educators at the �20,000-a-year school told The Courier they earn less than their council counterparts. ...
A cap on salary
The minimum age to start receiving a pension is 58, provided the employee has completed at least 10 years of service. A reduced pension can also be taken from the age of 50 ...
More than 13,000 tax refund forms were processed between April and June. ...
Alternatives can diversify pension portfolios, but private credit currently offers limited extra returns,�DWS says ...
Low allocation comes as the government and FCA encourage fund managers to put more money in domestic market ...
Private sector retirees can now apply for a new commutation loan every two years — a scheme that lets them take part of their future pension as an advance lump sum and repay it through monthly pension deductions — without needing to clear previous loans first. A parliamentary proposal enabling this change has
) The announcement that Legal & General, AustralianSuper and Nest will collectively invest £3bn in UK private markets is a welcome sign of renewed confidence in Britain's long-term growth strategy. The focus on infrastructure, housing and high-growth companies reflects the structural need for long-duration capital to power the real economy. Yet
) Banca Transilvania and BT Investments have received the approval of the Financial Supervisory Authority for the acquisition of BRD Pensii and the BRD mandatory private pension fund (pillar 2). The transfer of the
Swisscanto’s new domestic private equity fund draws strong pension fund interest as scepticism on the asset class grows ...
Several Italian pension schemes are expanding allocations to private markets to boost diversification and returns ...
I worked as a public servant for over 25 years and took early retirement to pursue another career. I have a reduced Civil Service pension and paid reduced rate PRSI for my career in that sector. I am now working in the private sector and paying full rate PRSI. I understand that I need minimum of 10 years’ PRSI contributions to be eligible for any
The full state pension rate is set to overtake the personal allowance, the point at which someone starts paying tax, in 2027, and it will come within just a few pounds of it from next April ...
Rachel Reeves is planning to launch a stealth tax raid on private sector retirement savings in this month’s Budget which could net her up to £2 billion a year. In another major blow to British workers, the Chancellor will target salary sacrifice schemes, reducing tax breaks on pension contributions for both employers and employees. And the raid
The proportion of Oregon’s public employee retirement fund invested in private equity funds is shrinking after mounting criticism that it ballooned in recent years. In a public letter shared earlier this month with the four governor-appointed members of the Oregon Investment Council, state Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner said treasury staff were
The Ghana Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (GVCA) has hosted a Pension Funds Risk and Investment Roundtable, bringing together experts from the country’s pension and private capital ecosystems to explore strategies for diversification, sustainable growth and long-term national impact. For years, the discussion within the pension
) WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Health Information Privacy Reform Act. This legislation protects Americans' private health data by expanding health privacy protections to account for
I’ve been reading your recent articles in The Irish Times about auto-enrolment and I see that you say anyone without a private pension will be auto-enrolled. As I work for four individual sole traders and none of them have ever offered any benefits such as pension, health insurance etc, I have had to do these things for myself and several years ago
Some Swiss pension funds explore private debt to boost returns, while others remain wary of risks ...
Moore County Schools Superintendent Tim Locklair, a district native who rose from the school system’s student body to its teaching ranks to the top job, announced on Monday that he is retiring from his position effective March 1, 2026. ...
'Jay Kelly' trailer stars George Clooney as an iconic movie star George Clooney plays an A-list movie star who realizes he's put work above living life in the twilight of his career in the dramedy "Jay Kelly." George Clooney revisits his acting life and career mortality with Netflix's "Jay Kelly."The Noah Baumbach film – about a movie star who
First Choice Business Brokers Offers Executive-Level Franchise Model as Retirement Age Discussion Heats Up ...
(StatePoint) Workplace retirement
You can make monthly as well as lump sum investments to build a sizable retirement corpus for a monthly pension of Rs 30,000. Let's take a look at investment scenarios to reach your goal. ...
Next year, Michael and Susan Dell plan to move $250 into the new Trump accounts of millions of children under 10. You’ll need to live in the right ZIP code. ...
Michael Dell and his wife, Susan Dell, plan to give away billions of dollars to fund investment accounts for children in the United States. ...
Provo • BYU head coach Kalani Sitake has been on both sides of the state’s biggest rivalry.
BARRIE, ON, Dec. 2, 2025 /CNW/ - Many Canadians aged 55 and older are feeling the pressure of rising living costs. Groceries, utilities, and medical expenses continue to increase, while savings and pensions struggle to keep pace. According to Statistics Canada, more than 1 in 4 seniors say they worry regularly about their monthly bills, even though
Avadh Ojha, a civil services exam trainer who fought the last Delhi assembly election on the AAP ticket, has announced “retirement” from politics. In his goodbye post, about 10 months after he lost to the BJP candidate in the Patparganj assembly segment, called AAP boss Arvind Kejriwal “a very great leader”. But Ojha got a sharp retort from AAP's
) Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints Alicia Secor to Board of Directors; Announces Retirement of Wendy Dixon, PhD Celebration, FL - December 2, 2025- Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ZVRA) (Zevra, or the Company), a commercial-stage company focused on providing therapies for people living with rare disease, today announced the appointment of
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New research found some 27 per cent of people are totally reliant on income from the State Pension alone. ...
Lego Jurassic World T Rex Fossil Set (577 pieces) $25.10 (was $40) See at Amazon If you're looking for some last-minute Cyber Monday Lego
Growing up on Detroit’s east side, Doug Podell wanted to be a radio disc jockey “for as long as I can remember.” “I used to listen (to the radio) all the time, to all the jocks more than the music. WXYZ with Lee Alan and Robin Seymour, CKLW, of course, all of it,” Podell says. “As early as I can remember,
There are no guarantees of another Test for Usman Khawaja, but there are certainly no plans for a farewell match. ...
Glowing tributes
Congress returned from its Thanksgiving break to a
Ruby Esther Fulmore, a former employee at Keystone Cap Company, a worker at the Philadelphia Naval Yard, and a retired staff member of the School District of Philadelphia, died Nov. 21. She was 90. ...
Paul Lasley’s hobby of restoring old and broken violins and donating them to Iowa State University’s instrument collection program didn’t start with a violin of his own, or really any other stringed instrument — it started with a tin clarinet. When the retired ISU sociology professor was growing up in Queen City, Mo., he wanted to join his
) enCore Energy Appoints Wayne Heili to the Board of Directors; Announces the Retirement of Dr. Dennis Stover December 1, 2025 - Dallas, Texas - enCore Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:EU) (TSXV:EU) (the "Company" or "enCore"), America's Clean Energy Company™, announced today the appointment of Mr. Wayne Heili to the Company's Board of
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Jocelyn Dodge spent her career as a recreation forester for the U.S. Forest Ser-vice in and around Butte and has been active in so many organizations and causes, she's a household name to many. She hung up her forestry boots ...
Moore County Schools Superintendent Tim Locklair, a district native who rose from the school system’s student body to its teaching ranks to the top job, announced on Monday that he is retiring from his position effective March 1, 2026. ...
'Jay Kelly' trailer stars George Clooney as an iconic movie star George Clooney plays an A-list movie star who realizes he's put work above living life in the twilight of his career in the dramedy "Jay Kelly." George Clooney revisits his acting life and career mortality with Netflix's "Jay Kelly."The Noah Baumbach film – about a movie star who
First Choice Business Brokers Offers Executive-Level Franchise Model as Retirement Age Discussion Heats Up ...
(StatePoint) Workplace retirement
You can make monthly as well as lump sum investments to build a sizable retirement corpus for a monthly pension of Rs 30,000. Let's take a look at investment scenarios to reach your goal. ...
Next year, Michael and Susan Dell plan to move $250 into the new Trump accounts of millions of children under 10. You’ll need to live in the right ZIP code. ...
Michael Dell and his wife, Susan Dell, plan to give away billions of dollars to fund investment accounts for children in the United States. ...
Provo • BYU head coach Kalani Sitake has been on both sides of the state’s biggest rivalry.
BARRIE, ON, Dec. 2, 2025 /CNW/ - Many Canadians aged 55 and older are feeling the pressure of rising living costs. Groceries, utilities, and medical expenses continue to increase, while savings and pensions struggle to keep pace. According to Statistics Canada, more than 1 in 4 seniors say they worry regularly about their monthly bills, even though
Avadh Ojha, a civil services exam trainer who fought the last Delhi assembly election on the AAP ticket, has announced “retirement” from politics. In his goodbye post, about 10 months after he lost to the BJP candidate in the Patparganj assembly segment, called AAP boss Arvind Kejriwal “a very great leader”. But Ojha got a sharp retort from AAP's
) Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints Alicia Secor to Board of Directors; Announces Retirement of Wendy Dixon, PhD Celebration, FL - December 2, 2025- Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ZVRA) (Zevra, or the Company), a commercial-stage company focused on providing therapies for people living with rare disease, today announced the appointment of
<p>New Delhi: Civil
New research found some 27 per cent of people are totally reliant on income from the State Pension alone. ...
Lego Jurassic World T Rex Fossil Set (577 pieces) $25.10 (was $40) See at Amazon If you're looking for some last-minute Cyber Monday Lego
Growing up on Detroit’s east side, Doug Podell wanted to be a radio disc jockey “for as long as I can remember.” “I used to listen (to the radio) all the time, to all the jocks more than the music. WXYZ with Lee Alan and Robin Seymour, CKLW, of course, all of it,” Podell says. “As early as I can remember,
There are no guarantees of another Test for Usman Khawaja, but there are certainly no plans for a farewell match. ...
Glowing tributes
Congress returned from its Thanksgiving break to a
Ruby Esther Fulmore, a former employee at Keystone Cap Company, a worker at the Philadelphia Naval Yard, and a retired staff member of the School District of Philadelphia, died Nov. 21. She was 90. ...
Paul Lasley’s hobby of restoring old and broken violins and donating them to Iowa State University’s instrument collection program didn’t start with a violin of his own, or really any other stringed instrument — it started with a tin clarinet. When the retired ISU sociology professor was growing up in Queen City, Mo., he wanted to join his
) enCore Energy Appoints Wayne Heili to the Board of Directors; Announces the Retirement of Dr. Dennis Stover December 1, 2025 - Dallas, Texas - enCore Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:EU) (TSXV:EU) (the "Company" or "enCore"), America's Clean Energy Company™, announced today the appointment of Mr. Wayne Heili to the Company's Board of
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Jocelyn Dodge spent her career as a recreation forester for the U.S. Forest Ser-vice in and around Butte and has been active in so many organizations and causes, she's a household name to many. She hung up her forestry boots ...