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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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Female SIPP millionaires up by 31% in one year
The number of female SIPP millionaires at platform and investment provider Hargreaves Lansdown rose by 31% in 2025 compared to a 16% rise for male investors.
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Sheffield wealth manager fails after pension claims
Sheffield wealth manager Green Wealth Management Limited (FRN: 729066) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme after being unable to meet claims against it.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is expecting a £9.5m fall in the cost of claims in its current financial year due to an overall reduction in the number of complaints.
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) said today it expects to receive 188,000 cases in 2026/27, while resolving 245,000 cases.
The years of huge compensation payouts for pension transfer redress look to be easing after the latest Broadstone DB Redress Tracker revealed DB pension transfer compensation remained nil in the majority of cases in 2025.
Despite a tangle of regulators, pension scandals like Hartley expose a glaring truth - when savers need urgent protection, the government stands powerless.
Farmers were handed a very welcome, albeit unanticipated, Christmas present from the Treasury on 23 December.
Regulators are to require DC pension schemes to publish "clear data" on their performance in a colour-coded format under proposals announced today by the FCA, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR).