This month's Martin Tilley Column is written by colleague Alan Godbeer as Martin is taking a short break.

Ludlow Wealth Management, a subsidiary of wealth manager and SIPP provider Mattioli Woods, has acquired Blackpool-based Opus Wealth Management Limited in a deal potentially worth more than £1.4m.

Expanding pension consultancy Barnett Waddingham (BW) is recruiting a record 85 apprentices and graduates this year.

The consultation on the draft legislation for the removal of the lifetime allowance (LTA) has now closed. The industry has given its views and now we have to wait and see what changes – if any – are made to the clauses published so far.

New challenges have been highlighted for retirement planning following the publication of ONS statistics today revealing that the number of centenarians living in England and Wales in 2021 climbed to its highest number recorded.