Investment bonds are emerging as a key tool in financial planning to address pension and inheritance tax changes. Pensions will count as part of a person’s estate for inheritance tax (IHT) starting...
Broadstone says it is supportive of the government’s aim to include pensions with inheritance tax, in order to ensure they are primarily used to generate income in retirement, rather than as a...
Royal London has appointed Isabel Hudson as a non-executive director and chair of The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited. Lynne Peacock, who is the current interim chair, will step down from...
SPP is leading the criticism of the pension investment review objectives, with the industry responding to Government proposals aimed at boosting UK investments through pension fund consolidation. Many raise concerns over the...
The People’s Pension has confirmed it is targeting a £4bn investment into private markets by 2030, with a substantial weighting to UK assets. In order to facilitate this the company says it...
Mandating a specific consolidation threshold, such as £25bn, may stifle innovation in the defined contribution (DC) space says Hyman Robertson head of DC markets Paul Waters. In response to the government consultation titled...
One if five pension savers who withdrew a cash lump sum from their pension did so as soon as they turned 55. The figures from Legal & General, show that a significant...
Torsten Bell has been appointed pensions minister, becoming the fourth in just over two years. Bell has been MP for Swansea West since the 2024 boundary change and was previously the chief...
The FCA has today provided an update on its polluter pays regulations, setting out its clear expectations that firms should take reasonable and verifiable steps to ensure any potential and actual redress...
Providers and consultants have urged the government to focus on value for money metrics, rather than asset size when driving consolidation in the DC market. These responses suggest that the industry is...
