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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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6 in court over £75m complex SIPP fraud
Six people were due to appear in court this week over a pension fund and SIPP fraud which involved £75m being invested in storage units in the North of England and Scotland.
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IHT on pension pots will hit bank of Mum and Dad
Charging inheritance tax on unused pension funds will create confusion and increase the risk of gifting mistakes for the Bank of Mum and Dad and Gran and Grandad, equity release specialist Key Advice has warned.
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Average annuity value soars 160% in 5 years
The average value of an annuity has soared 160% since 2021, according to newly-published client data from Hargreaves Lansdown.
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Younger investors bet on property and pensions for retirement
The majority of Millennials (56%) and Gen Z (62%) see a mixture of pension and property as their main retirement asset, according to new research.
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Thousands sign pension-switch petition
A petition calling for a 10-day pension switch guarantee has attracted more than 2,000 signatures in its first two weeks.
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State Pension could climb by more than £550
The State Pension could climb by more than £550 next year thanks to the triple lock, as earnings growth outpaces inflation.
Workplace pension provider TPT Retirement Solutions has launched a DC decumulation product, which it said has been designed to simplify retirement income planning for savers.
A fifth, 20%, of people don’t know what type of pension they have.
Cambrian Associates Ltd (FRN 158976), an adviser firm based in North Wales, has gone into administration 51 years after being set up.
In July 2025, the government launched its third statutory review of the State Pension age (SPa), as required under the Pensions Act 2014, and this could have significant implications.
Three-quarters, 76%, of over 50s say that appetite for risk is an important factor when deciding what to do with their pension pot, according to new research.
Pension and investment provider Aegon is introducing cash 'ringfencing' during the pension and SIPP retirement journey to simplify and optimise the process of withdrawing funds.