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.

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.

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.

We’ve known for many years that normal minimum pension age, NMPA it's known, is going up.

I’ve written before about the lack of coherence in the UK’s pension complaints landscape and it remains a source of real frustration for those of us working in the sector.

The Government has published an amendment to the Pension Scheme Bill to limit the extent to which it can ‘mandate’ how defined contribution pension schemes invest.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now being used universally across the pensions industry with all members of the Society of Pension Professionals are now using AI, up from nine out of 10, 87%, who said they were using it last year.

Nearly three quarters (74%) of financial advisers reckon providers need new ways to engage younger generations, according to a new study.

Today’s competitive annuity rates mean the payback period is now 14 years on a benchmark £100,000 annuity purchased by a 65-year-old, generating an income of £7,373 a year.