The EU Customs Union has been in place since 1968, but since the UK left the bloc, trade barriers have been erected which has added to costs for companies moving goods between the UK and Europe. Negotiating a new customs union would be tricky as the UK ...
The EU Customs Union has been in place since 1968, but since the UK left the bloc, trade barriers have been erected which has added to costs for companies moving goods between the UK and Europe. Negotiating a new customs union would be tricky as the UK is wary of ...
“October’s increase in funded status resulted from the significant monthly rise in Treasury yields, marking the first month-over-month increase in the discount rate since April 2024,” said Ned McGuire, managing director at Wilshire, in a statement. “Corporate bond yields, which are used to ...
Standard fund threshold set at €2m in 2014 needs to increase to account for inflation, life expectancy, annuity costs and demographics, Big Four firm says By Dominic CoyleTue Feb 20 2024 - 05:00 Can a widow benefit from pension she forgot to claim 25 years ago? Pension Q&A: People need...
Budget 2024: Despite swathe of one-off lump sum payments, there is disappointment at just €12 increase in core social welfare and €4 rise in qualified child payment By Kitty HollandTue Oct 10 2023 - 20:00 My budget: Pensioner is ‘pleasantly surprised’ at lump-sum payments ‘Hopefully ...
funds grew by 8.7% year-on-year, reversing last year’s loss of 6.8%. This brings total assets back up to above their previous high water mark of €9.7trn in 2022’s research exercise. This year’s overall net gain in assets of €775bn is the largest since 2021’s increase of €...
UK pension fund assets need to increase their massive underweighting in UK markets – as a quid pro quo for continuing to receive £70billion a year in tax and NI reliefs. Just 5% of… Read More Read More Budget 2024 – pensioners, pensions and employers all hit Budget 2024 – ...
This paper fills this gap by examining the influence of OPP characteristics on the willingness of individuals to increase their contribution level. We analyze a conjoint experiment embedded in an online representative survey conducted in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, and Spain. ...
The chancellor must be careful not to increase the damaging incentives in the tax system as she seeks sources of revenue Save August 23 2024 Serious MoneyClaer Barrett Data is the key to supporting Britain’s poorest pensioners As energy bills rise, bolder reforms are needed to identify the...
Under the current timetable, the state pension age will rise to 67 from 2026 with a further increase scheduled in 2046, in spite of evidence of rising poverty rates among older citizens and falling life expectancy in many parts of the country. “An incoming government must address the impact ...