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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.
A Midlands-based pension adviser firm has failed and been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the industry compensation safety-net.
A financial adviser firm - Chesterton Grant Limited of Yorkshire - has been declared as failed by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme after a complaint about SIPP advice against the firm was upheld.
Most of failed Sipp firm PSG SIPP Ltd (PSGS), has been sold to Alltrust Services Limited with one part, Unity SIPP, sold to London & Colonial.
HMRC repaid £44.3m to savers who paid too much tax when first accessing their pension between 1 July and 30 September.
Over two thirds (69%) of Britons believe retiring in our sixties will become a thing of the past, according to new research.
Pensions minister Emma Reynolds today confirmed the government “is committed to the delivery of pensions dashboards” in a written statement to the House of Commons.