Families hit with near £7billion cost of 'awful April' bill hikes - full list

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/families-hit-near-7bn-cost-36914544

AD FEATURE: New Tax Confident website will help you understand tax rules in retirement

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/new-tax-confident-website-help-36888090

Fünf (kontroverse) Ideen für Reformen in Deutschland

Nach dem Wahldebakel der SPD in Rheinland-Pfalz steht die Koalition mit dem Rücken zur Wand. Friedrich Merz, Bärbel Bas und Lars Klingbeil haben sich auf eine Flucht nach vorn verständigt: den Weg …

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Referendum defeat brings Italy’s Meloni crashing down to earth

The opposition senses the high-flying prime minister can now be beaten in an election expected next year.

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Is Palantir in your pension? UK institutions have over £5bn invested in US tech corporation

Research reveals size of investment by UK organisations – including some of Britain’s biggest retirement providers – in Silicon Valley’s most controversial technology company. Carole Cadwalladr and Ian Tucker report

The Nerve

So the Govt's attempt to force pension trustees to invest (our) pensions in light of state priorities (i.e. more UK-based investments made by UK pension schemes) has been defeated in the Lords.... for the pretty obvious reason that this would badly compromise the fiduciary duties of trustees towards members of pensions schemes.

But, Labour has pledged to try & get a similar measure back into the pensions bill in some way;

they've got their eyes on (y)our pension.

#pensions #politics
h/t FT

Reeves’ plan to get pension funds investing in Britain suffers Lords defeat

Peers strike down Treasury power to mandate where pension schemes invest.

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HMRC 2026 tax code warning for Brits or risk facing unexpected bill

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/hmrc-2026-tax-code-warning-36889539

Exact birth dates affected by state pension age change as ministers debate rise

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/exact-birth-dates-affected-state-36885801