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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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IHT on pension pots will hit bank of Mum and Dad
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.
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Average annuity value soars 160% in 5 years
The average value of an annuity has soared 160% since 2021, according to newly-published client data from Hargreaves Lansdown.
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Younger investors bet on property and pensions for retirement
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.
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Thousands sign pension-switch petition
A petition calling for a 10-day pension switch guarantee has attracted more than 2,000 signatures in its first two weeks.
The FCA has launched a major review of the funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme due to soaring costs, including rising SIPP claims.
The FCA is consulting on plans to significantly strengthen regulation of appointed representatives (ARs) after analysis showed firms employing appointed reps suffered four times as many complaints as firms not using appointed reps.
Investment manager Abrdn has confirmed plans to buy the direct to consumer financial platform Interactive Investor for £1.49bn.
SIPP providers will be required from June to “strongly nudge” pension savers to get government-funded pension guidance when they decide to access their pension savings, the FCA confirmed today.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme reported today that it has so far received 1,018 claims from former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS).
The FCA is planning to increase its minimum fee for firms from £1,151 to £2,200, it announced today.