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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: 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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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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Lisa Webster: Pension age uncertainty lingers on
We’ve known for many years that normal minimum pension age, NMPA it's known, is going up.
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TPR warns of rise in attempts to 'steal' pensions
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned that fraudsters are increasingly trying to impersonate pension savers to steal their pensions.
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Lisa Webster: Pension age uncertainty lingers on
We’ve known for many years that normal minimum pension age, NMPA it's known, is going up.
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FCA green lights sale of troubled WH Ireland
The FCA has approved the takeover of troubled Financial Planner and wealth manager WH Ireland by Jersey-based wealth manager Team plc.
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53% of advised clients worrying about tax
More than half of advised clients (53%) say they are more worried about tax concerns than they were a year ago, according to a new survey of advised clients.
The FCA has responded robustly to complaints about the time it took to provide redress to victims of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) scandal.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared Glasgow-based Atlantic Investors (Scotland) Ltd (FRN: 182565) as failed.
Pension scammers are acting with impunity as few have ever been held to account, according to industry body The Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG).
Almost £2bn has been lost from UK pension pots and SIPPs since 2019 because of financial advisers and providers going out of business, according to new data from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
There was a last-minute surge of activity from SIPP investors at the end of the tax year as they used the week after the Easter bank holiday to max their annual allowances.
More than half of all pension pots are still being cashed out in full, as fewer people seeking professional guidance, new figures from the FCA have revealed.