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    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Dear JonathanJonathan Black
      How do I re-enter work after several years of retirement?

      Your question for our expert — and readers’ advice

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Martin Wolf
      A sensible strategy for the UK needs radical changes on pensions

      Our fundamental mistakes include piecemeal policy and an over-reliance on simplistic ideology

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Macron’s pension reform muddle

      No matter the merits of his plan, France’s president erred in using special powers

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      UK tax
      Labour accused of exaggerating tax benefits of Hunt’s pension reform

      Experts say party made an error in a calculation about the impact of scrapping the lifetime allowance

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Could pensions changes spell trouble for VCTs?

      Changing tax rules and the collapse of SVB have made this a stressful week for venture capital trust fund managers

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      ExplainerUK Budget
      Tax-free pension changes: what they mean for you

      FT Money’s analysis of chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s surprise Budget announcement

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      French politics
      Macron to force pension reform without vote as protests sweep France

      Government risks a no-confidence vote and further backlash on the streets

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      FT MagazineSimon Kuper
      Why the higher paid should work longer than the rest

      If everyone worked 43 years, the garbage collector might retire at 60 and the lawyer at 67

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Labour vows to reverse Jeremy Hunt’s pension tax break for well-off

      Opposition party accuses chancellor of having the wrong priorities amid the cost of living crisis

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Wealth managers prepare for pension client rush

      Changes to tax allowances simplify retirement saving, say industry experts

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Moira O'Neill
      Enjoy retirement savings boom while you can

      It’s a painful day for those who stopped contributing to a pension for fear of breaching the LTA

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Executives dismayed that reforms to boost London stock market yet to come

      Measures to unlock pension savings into early-stage companies will also be set out later this year

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Axe to lifetime pension allowance boosts highest earners

      Chancellor’s surprise move is intended to encourage older workers back to work

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Budget 2023: what it means for your money

      Moves to boost tax breaks on pensions, ease childcare costs and support household energy bills

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Instant InsightClaer Barrett
      The Budget looks set to ease pension tension for high earners

      Expected relaxation of tax limits aims to help doctors but may create issues during a cost of living crisis

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Hunt to raise UK tax-free pension allowances to discourage early retirement

      Analyst warns chancellor’s Budget moves aimed at encouraging doctors back to work risks making ‘other rich people richer’

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      UK economic growth
      City bosses urge Hunt to boost pension capital into economy

      Call to release more funding amid growing fears over UK stock market’s competitiveness

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      LexUK insurance industry
      UK pensions: buy out boom brings benefits Premium content

      Jettisoning schemes is liberating for companies that have long struggled with volatile deficits

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      News in-depthPensions industry
      Corporate rush to offload pensions adds to pressure on UK equities

      Funds sell stocks and lock in higher bond yields to make DB plans more attractive to insurers

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Pensions
      Deadline extended for boosting UK state pension

      Chance to pay missing national insurance payments as far back as 2006

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      ‘Crypto has done better than my Lifetime Isa’

      UK first-time buyers say penalties and property price cap are blighting under-40s product

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      UK equities
      Fund managers call for pensions rule change to revive UK stock market

      Spate of companies fleeing to US highlights ‘existential threat’ faced by City of London

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Oliver Ralph
      Time to deal with the ‘nastiest, hardest problem in finance’

      UK government needs to avert slow-motion pensions crisis by ensuring retirees are properly advised

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      UK business & economy
      L&G boss laments ‘drift’ away from London’s equity market

      Nigel Wilson warns UK held back by low-growth economy and ‘political infighting’

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Joe Biden’s ESG rule is sound risk management

      Presidential veto will allow pension funds to take sustainability into account

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