More employers are regularly engaging with their workforce around retirement planning and future proofing their finances, offering an opportunity for the financial advisers who partner with them.
Read more ...Employers’ focus on retirement is opportunity for advisers
- Friday, 19 September 2025
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Editor’s Comment: Why IHT windfalls are no longer reliable
- Friday, 19 September 2025
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I was intrigued and more than a little worried this week by a report about consumer expectations of an inheritance windfall. It turns out many millions see an inheritance windfall as almost guaranteed.
Read more ...STEP reveals 2025 Private Client Awards winners
- Friday, 19 September 2025
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STEP, the global professional body for trust and estate practitioners, announced the winners of its 2025 Private Client Awards last night during a ceremony at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
Read more ...Dealing with rising red-tape reduces client time
- Friday, 19 September 2025
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Rising compliance and portfolio management demands are reducing the time financial advisers can spend addressing clients’ concerns about their financial affairs.
Read more ...Pensions UK urges small pension pot consolidation by 2030
- Friday, 19 September 2025
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The pensions industry should drive small pension pots consolidation by 2030, trade body Pensions UK has urged.
Read more ...IHT receipts climb £200m to £3.7bn
- Friday, 19 September 2025
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Inheritance tax receipts climbed £200m rising 5.7% in the three months to the end of August, new HMRC data published today revealed.
Read more ...House of Lords to scrutinise plans to impose IHT on pensions
- Friday, 19 September 2025
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The House of Lords Finance Bill Sub-Committee has begun a consideration of government proposals to impose inheritance tax on pensions on death.
Read more ...Bank of England holds base rate at 4%
- Thursday, 18 September 2025
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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to hold its base rate at 4% today, in a widely expected move.
Read more ...Royal London and Aviva top private pension recommendations
- Thursday, 18 September 2025
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Royal London and Aviva continued to hold their positions as the most recommended personal pension and SIPP providers by advisers in the first half of this year.
Read more ...Amount paid by Britons into Cash ISAs rises 67%
- Thursday, 18 September 2025
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Cash ISA subscriptions rose by 67% to £69.5bn in the 2023/24 tax year, according to new figures released today by HMRC.
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