A statement for the people Tony Jadzevics, Director at Evans Weir gives his thoughts on the 2014 Autumn Statement. This year you will notice that our autumn statement round up has come out a little later than others. The reason for this is because we wanted to spend some time going through the fine detail […]
Draft legislation surrounding the pensions bill changes announced in the April 2014 budget has now been published. The Taxation of Pensions Bill states that from April 2015, there will be the option to take multiple lump sums from a pot without having to open a drawdown account. 25% of each lump sum will be tax-free […]
Changing annuities: sales fall more than a third and rates drop in summer 2014 The number of annuities sold fell by more than a third between the first and second quarters of 2014, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The figures reveal that 27,902 fewer annuities were sold in Q2 than in Q1 […]
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) are warning that SME’s are not gearing up to make the most of an ageing workforce. Dianah Worman, public policy advisor at CIPD, said: “Employers are currently missing a trick by not offering flexible working to all employees and by not adapting to the changing needs of […]