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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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Tilley: Is the age 75 trigger date now irrelevant?
Age 75 has been an important milestone in pension rules since A day in 2006. It was the latest age at which a compulsory annuity purchase was required (prior to Pensions Freedoms). It's arguably it’s long been an arbitrary line in the sand, noting that life expectancy has been on the increase for the last 20 years, but this trigger age has remained unchanged.
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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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Dorset SIPP operator fails
SIPP operator Corporate & Professional Pensions Ltd (FRN: 465748) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
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6 charged over £75m storage unit SIPP fraud
Six people have been charged over a pension fund and SIPP fraud which involved £75m being invested into storage units in the North of England and Scotland.
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State pension age may need to rise to 80
The State Pension age may need to rise as high as 80 to deal with a long term funding crisis, according to new modelling by pension consultants and actuaries Barnett Waddingham.
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Pre-retirees face £18,000 income gap in retirement
The gap people need to fill between their income aspirations in retirement and the amount provided by the state pension has climbed to £18,552, according to new analysis of DWP figures.
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Taxpayers in dark about pension contributions
A quarter, 24%, of people have little to no idea about how much they and their employers are paying into their pension.
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4 in 10 worried about IHT on pensions
Four in 10, 40%, of people say they are worried about upcoming changes to pensions and inheritance tax.
The pension gender gap between single pensioners under 75 has reversed for the first time ever, according to analysis of DWP data.
A legal challenge against the Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to set up a redress scheme for former British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members has been scrapped.
People who switch from full-time to working part-time three days a week face a pension penalty of up to £119,000, according to new research.
The north east is the cheapest place to be a pensioner, with over-65s needing an annual income of £14,782 to cover spending, according to a new survey.
The FCA has ordered Newcastle-based wealth manager WealthTek Limited Liability Partnership to cease all regulated activities following the discovery of regulatory and operational issues.
The Financial Conduct Authority has revealed plans to raise its annual fee charged to its Financial Planning firm segment by 8.9% for 2023/24.