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 ...
‘We pay particular attention to broad diversification and carefully structured investments,’ says Sascha Pinger, CIO of WPV, the €5bn pension fund ...
APK Pensionskasse is�targeting opportunities for above-average returns in private equity, while�Bonus Pensionskasse looks to�infrastructure equity ...
The Detroit Lions thought they were going
Craft brewery fans have encontered
As a Costco member, you have certain
"Glides well in the airport and on cement!" ...
Save a whopping $55 on a nice stainless steel shop vac today. ...
The decommissioned ferries have been sitting on the market unsold for more than a year. ...
Sprawled on the airport floor, a middle-aged man lies bleeding. As the wound from his face stains the cold concrete crimson, he looks up and finds himself staring down the barrel of a gun: he is surrounded by heavily armed guards threatening to shoot. And while it may sound like a dramatic scene from one of the novels which have made him a
The Lions had announced Ragnow would come out of retirement Wednesday. ...
Calvin Johnson chats with Shelia Ford Hamp before Lions game Detroit Lions legend Calvin Johnson chats with owner Shelia Ford Hamp on the sidelines before the Thanksgiving Day game vs. Green Bay Packers at Ford Field on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. Frank Ragnow's comeback is over. The Detroit Lions announced that Ragnow failed a physical when he
You can, technically, retire whenever you like, but the age you do it at can have a big impact on collecting Social Security benefits. ...
Ragnow has a Grade 3 hamstring strain that would have prevented him from playing.
A SHOPPING centre that dates back to the 80s is
The Detroit Lions thought they had gotten their star center back. Frank Ragnow retired in the offseason, but it was announced this week that the four-time Pro Bowler was returning to the NFL. That's no longer true. On Saturday, the
The Malaysia My Second Home visa program attracts foreigners to live in Malaysia. Paul and Ellen Eggers, Jill Tozer, Adrian Spencer; Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI It was hard to tell who'd known each other for years and who'd just met that morning — the laughter started even before the food arrived. It was a sunny Wednesday afternoon in
PATNA Bachu Singh Meena (HT Photo) Bachchu Singh Meena, a 1996-batch IPS officer, who shot to limelight after he took on late gangster and RJD leader Mohammed Shahabuddin in his den and his police team killed around 8 shooters of the dreaded don, will retire from service on Sunday. He was presently IG, Special Range. Meena was appointed SP of Siwan
Plus year-end tax moves, our tech gift guide and 2025’s best movies, in this edition of the WSJ Weekend Reads newsletter ...
When Ron Eisenberg’s Great News Cookware Store and Cooking School closed in 2015 after 38 years, the then-75-year-old pharmacist-turned-retailer went through what he calls “a grieving process.” Amazon and online competition had forced him to close the Pacific Beach institution where customers became friends, and cooking became
The ECI appointed Subrata Gupta as Special Roll Observer and 12 IAS officers for the SIR in West Bengal amid TMC protests over BLO deaths and alleged voter list issues. ...
The copy room on the third floor of North Stadium is a few feet from Vicki Capazo's office. It's one of the many domains of the woman who helped power Nebraska athletics spanning five decades. ...
Joe Lamy is helping people across the country meet with others in their community and foster consistent social interactions. Courtesy of Joe LamyJoe Lamy started small groups at senior centers to help older adults combat loneliness.Inspired by the loneliness epidemic, Lamy expanded these community groups nationwide for all ages.Activities like
I’ve been retired for about four years. But I
The Detroit Lions thought they were going
Craft brewery fans have encontered
As a Costco member, you have certain
"Glides well in the airport and on cement!" ...
Save a whopping $55 on a nice stainless steel shop vac today. ...
The decommissioned ferries have been sitting on the market unsold for more than a year. ...
Sprawled on the airport floor, a middle-aged man lies bleeding. As the wound from his face stains the cold concrete crimson, he looks up and finds himself staring down the barrel of a gun: he is surrounded by heavily armed guards threatening to shoot. And while it may sound like a dramatic scene from one of the novels which have made him a
The Lions had announced Ragnow would come out of retirement Wednesday. ...
Calvin Johnson chats with Shelia Ford Hamp before Lions game Detroit Lions legend Calvin Johnson chats with owner Shelia Ford Hamp on the sidelines before the Thanksgiving Day game vs. Green Bay Packers at Ford Field on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. Frank Ragnow's comeback is over. The Detroit Lions announced that Ragnow failed a physical when he
You can, technically, retire whenever you like, but the age you do it at can have a big impact on collecting Social Security benefits. ...
Ragnow has a Grade 3 hamstring strain that would have prevented him from playing.
A SHOPPING centre that dates back to the 80s is
The Detroit Lions thought they had gotten their star center back. Frank Ragnow retired in the offseason, but it was announced this week that the four-time Pro Bowler was returning to the NFL. That's no longer true. On Saturday, the
The Malaysia My Second Home visa program attracts foreigners to live in Malaysia. Paul and Ellen Eggers, Jill Tozer, Adrian Spencer; Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI It was hard to tell who'd known each other for years and who'd just met that morning — the laughter started even before the food arrived. It was a sunny Wednesday afternoon in
PATNA Bachu Singh Meena (HT Photo) Bachchu Singh Meena, a 1996-batch IPS officer, who shot to limelight after he took on late gangster and RJD leader Mohammed Shahabuddin in his den and his police team killed around 8 shooters of the dreaded don, will retire from service on Sunday. He was presently IG, Special Range. Meena was appointed SP of Siwan
Plus year-end tax moves, our tech gift guide and 2025’s best movies, in this edition of the WSJ Weekend Reads newsletter ...
When Ron Eisenberg’s Great News Cookware Store and Cooking School closed in 2015 after 38 years, the then-75-year-old pharmacist-turned-retailer went through what he calls “a grieving process.” Amazon and online competition had forced him to close the Pacific Beach institution where customers became friends, and cooking became
The ECI appointed Subrata Gupta as Special Roll Observer and 12 IAS officers for the SIR in West Bengal amid TMC protests over BLO deaths and alleged voter list issues. ...
The copy room on the third floor of North Stadium is a few feet from Vicki Capazo's office. It's one of the many domains of the woman who helped power Nebraska athletics spanning five decades. ...
Joe Lamy is helping people across the country meet with others in their community and foster consistent social interactions. Courtesy of Joe LamyJoe Lamy started small groups at senior centers to help older adults combat loneliness.Inspired by the loneliness epidemic, Lamy expanded these community groups nationwide for all ages.Activities like
I’ve been retired for about four years. But I