Latest Blogs
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
Popular News
-
McFadden appointed new Work and Pensions Secretary
Veteran Labour MP Pat McFadden has been appointed the new Work and Pensions Secretary in the latest Cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Angela Rayner on Friday.
-
Hargreaves and Schroders first to offer LTAFs in a SIPP
Hargreaves Lansdown has partnered with Schroders Capital to add two of its private markets long-term asset funds (LTAFs) to its platform.
-
Phoenix Group to rebrand as Standard Life
Savings and retirement group Phoenix will rebrand as Standard Life next March.
-
DB surpluses hit record £223bn in August
UK DB pension surpluses hit a record £223bn in August against long-term funding targets, according to analysis from pensions consultancy XPS.
-
10% growth in annuities quotes
There’s been a 10% growth in annuities quotes this year, according to pensions technology provider iPipeline.
-
2 senior appointments at SSAS administrator WBR
SSAS administrator the WBR Group has promoted Jenni Harland to be director of SSAS operations and Abigail House as SSAS proposition manager.
The appointments take immediate effect, the firm said.
Barnett Waddingham, the provider of actuarial and consultancy services, has launched a pensions education service for employers looking to inform their senior-level staff on the various changes surrounding pension benefits.
Towers Watson has appointed Peter Rowles as head of its Retirement Practice for the UK and Ireland. Mr Rowles will succeed John Ball who was appointed Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) head of Retirement Solutions in June this year.
Only one in three people expect to stop working completely when they retire and phased retirement will become the new norm, according to a consumer study for Aegon which also shows that few people have a formal financial plan for retirement.
Mattioli Woods' subsidiary City Pensions has acquired the pension admin business of UK Wealth Management, part of Ashcourt Rowan, for up to £355,000.
A Sipps firm has backed the FCA's new capital adequacy rules and announced it has acquired the Sipp book from a pension administration provider for an undisclosed sum.
Changes to the capital adequacy formula, which were announced this week, have been described as 'odd' by a Sipp provider.