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Lisa Webster: Charity giving from pensions
I’m sure many of you reading this on SIPPs Professional will have had more than a few conversations with clients about estate planning – especially considering the news that pensions are to be included in the value of the estate for IHT purposes from April 2027.
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Tilley: Will IHT reforms really threaten pension saving?
The Government’s decision to bring most unused pension funds and lump sum death benefits within the scope of inheritance tax (IHT) from 6 April 2027 has provoked widespread criticism from across the pensions industry. Providers, advisers and trade bodies have warned that the change risks undermining confidence in pension saving and damaging long term retirement provision.
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Lisa Webster: Salary sacrifice cap will hit some hard
The headline story from Budget 2025 - in the pension world at least - was the plan to cap National Insurance relief for pension contributions paid through salary sacrifice at £2,000 a year.
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Alltrust launches sophisticated investor SIPP
Pension trustee and administration specialist Alltrust has launched a premium self-invested pension designed for high-net-worth individuals, experienced investors and the IFAs and wealth managers who advise them.
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Sheffield wealth manager fails after pension claims
Sheffield wealth manager Green Wealth Management Limited (FRN: 729066) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme after being unable to meet claims against it.
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Lisa Webster: Salary sacrifice cap will hit some hard
The headline story from Budget 2025 - in the pension world at least - was the plan to cap National Insurance relief for pension contributions paid through salary sacrifice at £2,000 a year.
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Female SIPP millionaires up by 31% in one year
The number of female SIPP millionaires at platform and investment provider Hargreaves Lansdown rose by 31% in 2025 compared to a 16% rise for male investors.
The professional services consultancy Barnett Waddingham has appointed nine new partners across actuarial consulting, investment consulting, pension administration and IT.
Wealth manager and SIPP firm Mattioli Woods forecast today that 2020 revenues would match 2019 and a round of cost cutting should help maintain profits.
SIPP and platform group Embark’s new ‘Advance by Embark’ platform has been added to the Origo technology integration fintech hub.
M&G has hinted that its takeover today of platform Ascentric could open the door to more SIPPs business.
A new report on retirement income has revealed that 15% of people are still working past 65 with many concerned they have enough income to retire completely.
Platform and SIPP operator AJ Bell is to open its adviser platform to selected DFM funds from the second half of 2020, it revealed in its six month interim results out this week.