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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: 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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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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Lisa Webster: Pension age uncertainty lingers on
We’ve known for many years that normal minimum pension age, NMPA it's known, is going up.
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46% of pension holders fear savings are inadequate
Almost half, 46%, of people with pensions are not confident their savings will provide a comfortable retirement, according to a new survey.
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54% of Gen X heading for ‘pension shock’
More than half (54%) of people born between 1965 and 1980 are heading for 'inadequate' retirement income, according to a new report from think tank The Social Market Foundation.
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Lisa Webster: Pension age uncertainty lingers on
We’ve known for many years that normal minimum pension age, NMPA it's known, is going up.
HMRC is to reform the system by which it currently applies emergency tax codes to pension lump sum withdrawals.
Behavioural finance firm Oxford Risk has launched new retirement income suitability software to help Financial Planners and advisers meet the FCA's stricter requirements in the wake of last year’s thematic review.
Cheshire-based adviser firm Holborn Assets Ltd (FRN 648817) has been declared in default by the FSCS, opening the door to ex-clients to make claims for compensation.
The average household is £31,546 short in their savings of the amount needed to give them a moderate standard of living in retirement, four times higher than five years ago.
FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi has pledged to “revolutionise financial advice” as part of a package of reforms to break down the barriers to business growth in financial services.
The change to the treatment of pensions under inheritance tax rules due to take force from 2027 will exacerbate existing delays in probate cases, according to a report from wealth manager and Financial Planner Quilter.