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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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6 in court over £75m complex SIPP fraud
Six people were due to appear in court this week over a pension fund and SIPP fraud which involved £75m being invested in storage units in the North of England and Scotland.
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40m pension records connected to Dashboards ecosystem
More than 40m pension records have connected to the Pensions Dashboards ecosystem since April.
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State Pension could climb by more than £550
The State Pension could climb by more than £550 next year thanks to the triple lock, as earnings growth outpaces inflation.
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Reeves reportedly looking at cutting tax-free pension sum
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering cutting the tax-free pension commencement lump sum in a bid to save more than £2bn a year for the Treasury.
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Most people reliant on their partner’s pension
Only 27% of people said they were not reliant on their partner’s pension, according to new research.
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60,000 claimed a pension tax refund last year
New figures have revealed that around 60,000 people claimed a refund on emergency tax on pensions in 2023-24 - an increase of around 20% on the previous year.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering cutting the tax-free pension commencement lump sum in a bid to save more than £2bn a year for the Treasury.
Charging inheritance tax on unused pension funds will create confusion and increase the risk of gifting mistakes for the Bank of Mum and Dad and Gran and Grandad, equity release specialist Key Advice has warned.
The majority of Millennials (56%) and Gen Z (62%) see a mixture of pension and property as their main retirement asset, according to new research.
A petition calling for a 10-day pension switch guarantee has attracted more than 2,000 signatures in its first two weeks.
The average value of an annuity has soared 160% since 2021, according to newly-published client data from Hargreaves Lansdown.
Plans to make the unused pension pots of people who die before the minimum pension age subject to inheritance tax, have been termed ‘unfair’ by SSAS provider the WBR Group.