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James Jones-Tinsley: Guided Retirement Duty could be game changer
During May, the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), sponsored by The Pensions Regulator (TPR), concluded that defined contribution (DC) pension savers – including those in SIPPs, as well as in Workplace Pensions - require more guidance when choosing suitable retirement products.
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Lisa Webster: Overcomplicated rules are a threat
It may be more than a year since the Lifetime Allowance was formally abolished but issues are still emerging from the mess made by rushed legislation.
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Lisa Webster: To gift or not to gift?
Since the announcement that pensions are to be included in estates for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes the question of whether those with large pension pots should be giving some funds away has become increasingly common.
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Surge in IHT queries and 'lesser known' strategies
Financial Planners at wealth manager Rathbones have reported a surge in client queries about estate planning amid concerns of possible changes to the IHT regime in the forthcoming Budget.
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SSAS and pension appointments at WBR Group
SSAS administration and integrated professional services provider WBR Group has made two key promotions to strengthen its technical and proposition capabilities, it said.
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PMI and SPP call for improved Pension Schemes Bill
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) have today issued a united call for improvements to the Pension Schemes Bill.
The Financial Conduct Authority has published proposals today which would pave the way for a new generation of smaller corporate bond issues aimed at retail investors and wealth managers.
For the first time the FCA is to survey all regulated firms for its annual Practitioner Panel joint survey.
Platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell has reported a jump in advised customers over the past year of 8% to reach 174,000, according to a quarterly trading update issued today.
Investment, protection and retirement specialist LV= has launched a new platform service for advisers in partnership with Embark.
The government will today confirm government plans to lift restrictions on defined benefit (DB) scheme surpluses.
The Money and Pension Service (MaPS) has published the details and dates by when pension providers need to register their connection with the pensions dashboard ecosystem.