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.
The job of advisers will be to "protect people from themselves" in the new era of pensions being ushered in from April, Partnership's chief executive says.
Government plans to raise the retirement age by up to six months per year are "flawed" but should be a "wake up call," says the head of a global financial advisory organisation.
A tax specialist in northern England has reported a surge in enquiries from business owners and financial advisers keen to explore pension-led funding.
Analysis of the latest mortality data has shown how limited the impact of scrapping the pensions death tax will be, according to a Sipp provider.
Many of Britain's over-55s say that major changes to retirement income announced in the Budget and due to come into effect from April will have no impact on them, a new report shows.
The Pension Protection Fund aims to raise £635 million through levies in 2015/16, down from the £695 million it envisages collecting this year.