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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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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: 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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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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Alltrust launches sophisticated investor SIPP
Pension trustee and administration specialist Alltrust has launched a premium self-invested pension designed for high-net-worth individuals, experienced investors and the IFAs and wealth managers who advise them.
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Sheffield wealth manager fails after pension claims
Sheffield wealth manager Green Wealth Management Limited (FRN: 729066) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme after being unable to meet claims against it.
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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.
A complaint about a pension firm's failings, which began when a transfer to a Sipp was made, has been upheld by the Pensions Ombudsman.
Change is afoot in AXA Wealth's Sipp department with its section head leaving the firm and a new product launching.
A tax problem means Standard Life Sipp investors in the suspended ARM life settlement fund face an even greater wait for their Catalyst compensation to be handed over.
Two Sipps firms have strongly backed the move to consign the 'death tax' on pensions to the rubbish bin today, with one director saying it reaffirms the rebirth of the system.
A Financial Planning firm has hit out at the costs facing advisers to fund the new retirement service pledged by the Government in the Budget, labelling it the 'guidance tax'.
Ignorance among hundreds of thousands of small businesses about auto-enrolment dates is high, research has found, sparking a warning that companies face hefty fines if they fail to get clued up soon.