‘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 ...
ET Wealth Reader's Query: I am 50 and retired, with no dependants. I have a mutual fund and equities portfolio worth around Rs 4.25 crore, and a PPF balance of about Rs 40 lakh. Is this corpus sufficient to sustain me for the rest of my life? ...
LAS VEGAS -- Henry Cejudo, one of the most decorated athletes in combat sports history, retired from MMA for the second time on Saturday. This time, it’s likely to stick. Cejudo (16-6) announced his retirement following a unanimous decision loss to Payton Talbott (11-1) at
In his final fight, Henry Cejudo slugged it out until the final bell in a thrilling, albeit one-sided, decision loss to Payton Talbott before making his retirement official at UFC 323. ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets said they were leaving football feeling fulfilled and grateful after ending their careers as MLS champions with Inter Miami. The Spanish duo, who joined Miami in 2023 alongside former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi, had announced before the playoffs that this season would be their
In most jobs it takes an entire career of careful saving to scrape together a respectable pension that will see you through retirement. But there are some lines of work where you can bag an enviable retirement fund in no time, and where the pensions are so generous you'll be set for later life. An estimated 14.6 million people are already saving
Michael Annett, a winner on the NASCAR Xfinity Series, has died at age 39. ...
When Dr. Clark Roush (known by students and colleagues as “D.R.”) came to York University, he saw it as more than a job — it felt like a life calling. kAm}@H[ 27E6C cc J62CD[ 96’D C625J E@ C6E:C6 7C@> 9:D A@D:E:@? 2D >FD:4 56A2CE>6?E 492:C] w:D 56A2CEFC6 H:== E2<6 A=246 2E E96 4@?4=FD:@? @7 E96 a_ad\a_ae D49@@= J62C]k^Am kAmw6’D 366?
Schickel is Mason City’s longest serving mayor. ...
The emotional toll of retirement can be severe. One private-sector CEO revived
The club is one of 270 listed by Kissing it Better, a charity chipping away at isolation in old age
A retired civil servant faces being forced back into full-time work after being ordered to return £25,000 in overpaid pension benefits. Derek Ritchie, 63, was informed in March by scheme administrators that his payments had been miscalculated since 2014. In a letter, they apologised “for any inconvenience” and told him he would need to repay
In Kevin Hale's latest "Hear Me Out" column, he contemplates finding purpose in retirement. ...
A retired soldier was exonerated after a trial this week when his defense attorney was able to show that he was living thousands of miles away on two of the three days he was accused of raping a teenage girl, ...
" data-image-caption=" U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, speaks during Fight The Trump
Save $13 on a pair of warm quarter-zip fleeces this holiday. ...
"The lights are a cool feature." ...
Tasmania's health department was aware a 32-year-old breast cancer screening bus was unsafe for years, but continued operating it up until two staff suffered electric shocks. ...
The day three “grim reapers” of the train world will join their brethren in the scrapyard is fast approaching after decades of ferrying countless trains there. JR East, or East Japan Railway Co.’s decision to retire its EF64 models from commercial service of pulling passenger cars by Nov. 24 is part of a move to streamline its car maintenance
Indiana lawmakers are making history with groundbreaking legislation that would force public retirement programs to offer Bitcoin investments. ...
UConn honor Hall of Famer Sue Bird ahead of the Huskies' game against DePaul on Sunday.
Country music star John Michael Montgomery is just days away from playing his final show, and for fans wondering how he feels about that the country music singer has a message. “I appreciate everything and all these years,” he said in a video on his Instagram. “It’s all about the fans for me anyway. You know, it ain’t about Nashville. It ain’t
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Most retirees, that simply isn’t the case. In fact, many find themselves paying as much or even more in taxes after retirement than during their working years. ...
ET Wealth Reader's Query: I am 50 and retired, with no dependants. I have a mutual fund and equities portfolio worth around Rs 4.25 crore, and a PPF balance of about Rs 40 lakh. Is this corpus sufficient to sustain me for the rest of my life? ...
LAS VEGAS -- Henry Cejudo, one of the most decorated athletes in combat sports history, retired from MMA for the second time on Saturday. This time, it’s likely to stick. Cejudo (16-6) announced his retirement following a unanimous decision loss to Payton Talbott (11-1) at
In his final fight, Henry Cejudo slugged it out until the final bell in a thrilling, albeit one-sided, decision loss to Payton Talbott before making his retirement official at UFC 323. ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets said they were leaving football feeling fulfilled and grateful after ending their careers as MLS champions with Inter Miami. The Spanish duo, who joined Miami in 2023 alongside former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi, had announced before the playoffs that this season would be their
In most jobs it takes an entire career of careful saving to scrape together a respectable pension that will see you through retirement. But there are some lines of work where you can bag an enviable retirement fund in no time, and where the pensions are so generous you'll be set for later life. An estimated 14.6 million people are already saving
Michael Annett, a winner on the NASCAR Xfinity Series, has died at age 39. ...
When Dr. Clark Roush (known by students and colleagues as “D.R.”) came to York University, he saw it as more than a job — it felt like a life calling. kAm}@H[ 27E6C cc J62CD[ 96’D C625J E@ C6E:C6 7C@> 9:D A@D:E:@? 2D >FD:4 56A2CE>6?E 492:C] w:D 56A2CEFC6 H:== E2<6 A=246 2E E96 4@?4=FD:@? @7 E96 a_ad\a_ae D49@@= J62C]k^Am kAmw6’D 366?
Schickel is Mason City’s longest serving mayor. ...
The emotional toll of retirement can be severe. One private-sector CEO revived
The club is one of 270 listed by Kissing it Better, a charity chipping away at isolation in old age
A retired civil servant faces being forced back into full-time work after being ordered to return £25,000 in overpaid pension benefits. Derek Ritchie, 63, was informed in March by scheme administrators that his payments had been miscalculated since 2014. In a letter, they apologised “for any inconvenience” and told him he would need to repay
In Kevin Hale's latest "Hear Me Out" column, he contemplates finding purpose in retirement. ...
A retired soldier was exonerated after a trial this week when his defense attorney was able to show that he was living thousands of miles away on two of the three days he was accused of raping a teenage girl, ...
" data-image-caption=" U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, speaks during Fight The Trump
Save $13 on a pair of warm quarter-zip fleeces this holiday. ...
"The lights are a cool feature." ...
Tasmania's health department was aware a 32-year-old breast cancer screening bus was unsafe for years, but continued operating it up until two staff suffered electric shocks. ...
The day three “grim reapers” of the train world will join their brethren in the scrapyard is fast approaching after decades of ferrying countless trains there. JR East, or East Japan Railway Co.’s decision to retire its EF64 models from commercial service of pulling passenger cars by Nov. 24 is part of a move to streamline its car maintenance
Indiana lawmakers are making history with groundbreaking legislation that would force public retirement programs to offer Bitcoin investments. ...
UConn honor Hall of Famer Sue Bird ahead of the Huskies' game against DePaul on Sunday.
Country music star John Michael Montgomery is just days away from playing his final show, and for fans wondering how he feels about that the country music singer has a message. “I appreciate everything and all these years,” he said in a video on his Instagram. “It’s all about the fans for me anyway. You know, it ain’t about Nashville. It ain’t
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Most retirees, that simply isn’t the case. In fact, many find themselves paying as much or even more in taxes after retirement than during their working years. ...