Have UK pension freedoms passed their peak?
Transfers dropped 20% in the last quarter of 2018
ONS
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UK pension transfers drop 23%
Almost £80bn transferred since the launch of the pension freedoms in April 2015
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Grim death stats trigger financial planning rethink
UK mortality rates give advice industry pause for thought
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Brexit to hit three times more British than EU pensioners
There are three times as many Brits over the age of 65 living in other European Union countries than vice versa but they are showing little inclination to rush home ahead of Brexit, figures from the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest.
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Bigger IHT haul signals a more aggressive HMRC
The IHT take has risen dramatically in the UK over the last two years leading insurer NFU Mutual to warn that HM Revenue & Customs may be getting more aggressive with estates, despite the introduction of a new nil rate residence band.
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ANALYSIS: Prepare for the ‘new normal’ of rising UK inflation
Any hopes the Bank of England could soon hike interest rates have been dashed after news of the UK’s soaring inflation emerged on Tuesday, so should we settle in for the ‘new normal’ of an inflationary world?
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Liberation schemes are biggest pension scam perpetrator
The vast majority of pension fraud cases reported in the UK last year were linked to fake pension liberation schemes, new figures reveal.
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british emigration lowest since 1998 ons
British long-term emigration last year fell to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a report published today by the Office for National Statistics.