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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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Surge in IHT queries and 'lesser known' strategies
Financial Planners at wealth manager Rathbones have reported a surge in client queries about estate planning amid concerns of possible changes to the IHT regime in the forthcoming Budget.
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SSAS and pension appointments at WBR Group
SSAS administration and integrated professional services provider WBR Group has made two key promotions to strengthen its technical and proposition capabilities, it said.
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PMI and SPP call for improved Pension Schemes Bill
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) have today issued a united call for improvements to the Pension Schemes Bill.
The Work and Pensions Select Committee believes the cap on contributions to auto-enrolment pensions should be lifted.
The Financial Services Authority is consulting on proposals to change pension transfer analysis after criticising certain advisers for taking a “mechanistic” approach.
Sipps specialist John Moret has joined the management team of retirement planning firm Intelligent Pensions as non-executive chairman.
The Institute of Financial Planning has added programmes from Sipp and Ssas provider Hornbuckle Mitchell and Baigrie Davies to its IFPTV channel.
The average retirement age has risen to 65 years for men and 62 years for women, according to the Office for National Statistics.