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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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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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McFadden appointed new Work and Pensions Secretary
Veteran Labour MP Pat McFadden has been appointed the new Work and Pensions Secretary in the latest Cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Angela Rayner on Friday.
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Pension savers rushing to take 25% tax-free cash
Pension savers rushed to withdraw their 25% tax-free cash in unprecedented volumes in the 2024/25 financial year, according to new FCA data.
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People want guaranteed income in retirement: survey
Two-fifths ( 39%) of pension savers say that a guaranteed income is their main priority in retirement.
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Hargreaves and Schroders first to offer LTAFs in a SIPP
Hargreaves Lansdown has partnered with Schroders Capital to add two of its private markets long-term asset funds (LTAFs) to its platform.
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Phoenix Group to rebrand as Standard Life
Savings and retirement group Phoenix will rebrand as Standard Life next March.
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DB surpluses hit record £223bn in August
UK DB pension surpluses hit a record £223bn in August against long-term funding targets, according to analysis from pensions consultancy XPS.
Many advisers are failing to provide pension transfer advice of an "acceptable standard" says the FCA which is to scrutinise the harm to consumers from advisers who levy ‘excessive fees and charges.’
More than 30 financial advisory firms have quit the pension transfer advice market in the past three months after struggling to find professional indemnity insurance cover, the Personal Finance Society has said.
December was the fourth month in a row where pension transfer values monitored by XPS fell, although the number of people making a transfer rose.
Soaring SIPP claims have forced the Financial Services Compensation Scheme to increase its levy for 2020/21 by £87m to £635m.
Former Pensions Minister Sir Steve Webb is to become a partner at growing pensions and investment consultancy Lane Clark & Peacock LLP.
SIPP and platform provider AJ Bell has launched its Retirement Investment Account (RIA) today - a new low-cost pension with a ‘streamlined’ investment proposition.