Latest Blogs
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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: Rebooting the FOS makes sense
I’ve written before about the lack of coherence in the UK’s pension complaints landscape and it remains a source of real frustration for those of us working in the sector.
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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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Lisa Webster: Beware IHT and pensions double taxation
One of the most disliked aspects of bringing pensions into the estate for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes from 6 April 2027 is the double taxation that will occur when the member dies on or after their 75th birthday.
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Pensions industry urged to protect savers from scams
Fraud Minister Lord Hanson has urged pension trustees to do all they can to protect millions of scheme members from fraudsters.
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FCA survey reveals 15% fall in adviser firms
The number of adviser firms has fallen by 15% since 2021 although the number of advisers overall has remained steady at 31,000.
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3 in 10 business owners have no pension
Three in 10 business owners do not have a pension independent of their business, according to new research.
Lloyds Banking Group has completed its acquisition of retirement and wealth management firm Embark Group.
Men are almost twice as likely to be at serious risk of pension transfer fraud than women, according to a new report.
Wealth manager St James’s Place has revamped its brand and logo today, dropping the words ‘wealth management’ from the title.
Channel One Financial Planning, one of the firms associated with claims linked to the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS), has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Pension transfer activity dropped to its lowest level in four years in December.
Just four in ten retirement savers are on track to achieve the moderate level of income highlighted by the PLSA retirement income standards, according to a new report.