Tax and pensions

Penalising high earners with a 50% tax rate won't ease the national debt burden, but broader tax rises will, argues Travers Smith partner Simon Yates. 

BLP's Norman Russell looks at how companies are searching for ways of handling the long-term challenges of defined benefit pension schemes.

Changes to the Pensions Regulator have boosted its reach beyond the pensions industry and further strengthened its ability to act. Fuat Sami of Sacker & Partners reports.

The new regulatory regime for occupational pensions is being put to the test by the recession. Freshfields' David Pollard and Charles Magoffin look at what the future holds.