Latest Blogs
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Lisa Webster: Till pensions do us part
There have been some fluctuations in recent years but overall divorce rates in the UK have been in decline since the 1990s.
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Tilley: Let’s end the SIPP vs SSAS debate for good
As you might know from my previous columns on SIPPs Professional, I am, and have been for some time, a huge advocate for Small Self-Administered Schemes (SSAS).
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Lisa Webster: Pre-Budget withdrawals are spiking again
Ever since “tax-free cash” changed its official name to “pension commencement lump sum” back in 2006 there have been pre-Budget rumours that it was going to change – and not for the better.
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Tilley: Will Pensions Dashboards be a missed opportunity?
I can’t be alone in thinking that the recent House of Lords committee sessions on the Finance Bill and, in particular, discussion on bringing unused pension pots into scope for inheritance tax (IHT) made for interesting viewing.
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Lisa Webster: A tiny step forward on IHT and pensions
Last month I talked about the headaches and liabilities of being a personal representative (PR) for a deceased’s estate when pensions are included for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes from 6 April 2027.
Popular News
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Scottish SIPP firm among 13 in default
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the industry-funded consumer compensation body, declared 13 regulated firms in default between August and November, including a Scottish SIPP firm, it reported this week.
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HNWIs face IHT risk by not recording gifts
Nearly half (45%) of HNWIs have no written record of what they’ve gifted to loved ones, according to new research, leaving them at risk of falling foul of IHT rules.
More people will put commercial property into Sipps and SSASs as a result of the end of the death tax, making property investment much more attractive, a Sipps firm has predicted.
An independent retirement savings commission should be created to put the long term interests of savers at the heart of pensions policy, according to The National Association of Pension Funds.
The link between the auto enrolment earnings trigger and income tax could be axed next year.
Turning pensions into something beginning to resemble bank accounts is "dangerous and misleading", according to a pensions firm, following more reforms announced by the Government.
A study has shown a significant decline in workplace pension participation among private sector workers on low pay in the last 10 years, although auto-enrolment appears to be improving the situation.
All 300 tickets for AJ Bell's annual 'Investival' Investment Conference at London's Millbank Tower on 20 November have already been snapped up by advisers.