Latest Blogs
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Tilley: Let’s end the SIPP vs SSAS debate for good
As you might know from my previous columns on SIPPs Professional, I am, and have been for some time, a huge advocate for Small Self-Administered Schemes (SSAS).
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Lisa Webster: Pre-Budget withdrawals are spiking again
Ever since “tax-free cash” changed its official name to “pension commencement lump sum” back in 2006 there have been pre-Budget rumours that it was going to change – and not for the better.
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Tilley: Will Pensions Dashboards be a missed opportunity?
I can’t be alone in thinking that the recent House of Lords committee sessions on the Finance Bill and, in particular, discussion on bringing unused pension pots into scope for inheritance tax (IHT) made for interesting viewing.
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Lisa Webster: A tiny step forward on IHT and pensions
Last month I talked about the headaches and liabilities of being a personal representative (PR) for a deceased’s estate when pensions are included for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes from 6 April 2027.
Popular News
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has called on the Department for Work and Pensions to consider paying compensation to women born in the 1950s hit by the increase in the State Pension age.
The Financial Conduct Authority has today written to the chief executives of financial advice firms asking them to review their retirement income advice processes.
The FCA is to conduct a review into what regulated firms are doing to understand and respond to the needs of customers in vulnerable circumstances.
Strike action by members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union at The Pensions Regulator has been suspended and staff returned to work last Wednesday.
Almost one in five (16%) of Britons had accessed funds from their pension savings without understanding the rules before doing so, according to a new report.
Almost one in five (16%) of schemes with under £100m in assets scrutinised by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) as part of a pilot into the effectiveness of its new rules over value for member assessments has opted to wind down.





