FROM THE PAPERS
Synopsis: Short summaries of articles we think you will find useful from some of the weekends broadsheets. At the end of each summary is a link to take you directly to the relevant article. Please see Helpful Hints at the end of the bulletin.
Date posted: Monday, December 16, 2013
ARTICLES
Financial Times:” Vodafone, target of protesters, endorses tax transparency”. The telecoms company targeted by protesters at the start of the public backlash against tax avoidance has said businesses must open up their affairs to more public scrutiny.
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Financial Times:” New tax regime announced in finance bill”. The government published its draft finance bill this week, confirming most of the tax changes announced in the Autumn Statement.
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The Times:” Money Made Easy: Your five-minute guide to … new pension rules”. Savers with larger pension pots can apply for more flexible protection against high tax charges ahead of the reduction in the lifetime allowance to £1.25m.
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The Times:” Pensions trap leaves vulnerable exposed “. The enduring greed of large parts of the financial services industry despite years of public mistrust was highlighted this week by a watchdog’s report on the market in annuities — the insurance products that most people with private pensions buy with their savings pots at retirement to deliver an income for life.
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The Times:” Pensions Q&A: finding the best annuity”. This week’s damning report on annuities sales should lead to reform of an overpriced, overcomplicated market, but that will take time.
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The Telegraph:” Pension rip-offs: the solution being hidden from savers”. Pension savers have choices over retirement income, but insurers do not make this clear – and they profit from the confusion.
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The Telegraph:” Nearly 300,000 elderly to receive lower pensions “. Government admits plans to scrap “derived benefits” for spouses could see 190,000 women receiving £22 less a week in basic state pension between now and 2030
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The Telegraph:” Pensioners face care bill of £150,000″. New system of capping bills for the elderly is less generous than originally hoped
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HELPFUL HINTS
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