Retirement
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Lifetime ISA changes – PensionBee urges the government not to forget retirement savers
Proposed changes to the Lifetime ISA (LISA) may simplify support for first-time buyers – but risk abandoning thousands of savers who have…
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HMRC refunds £46m in tax overpayments to pensioners in Q4 2025
Jon Greer, head of retirement policy at Quilter, highlights ongoing problems with overpaid tax on flexible pension withdrawals after HMRC data showed…
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Royal London announces launch of market-leading Centralised Retirement Proposition framework (CRP)
Royal London, the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions, and investment company, has introduced a Centralised Retirement Proposition (CRP) framework to help advisers…
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Will IHT on pensions trigger a liquidity crisis in SIPPs?
John Clamp, chartered financial planner at Bowmore Financial Planning, warns that extending inheritance tax to pensions from April 2027 could trigger liquidity…
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Thousands delay claiming State Pension to get higher payouts, Royal London analysis
Almost 42,000 people (41,938) claimed a previously deferred State Pension in 2023/24, receiving higher weekly payments for postponing, according to figures obtained…
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Mind the 15-year-old junior pension gap – Aberdeen recommends government raise Junior SIPP allowance to level up with Junior ISAs
As the UK grapples with the retirement savings challenge, and young people stare into a cost of living and employment crisis, Aberdeen Adviser recommends…
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As Gold hits a fresh all-time high: does it have a place in my pension?
Gold prices have surged to record highs of around £3,700 per ounce because of escalating trade tensions, ongoing geopolitical instability and a…
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Pensions tax relief saves £22.5 billion in NICs a year – salary sacrifice the ‘elephant in the room
Yesterday’s data on tax reliefs from HMRC shows that National Insurance Contribution savings on pension contributions provided £23.5 billion of tax relief…
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Entrenched systemic barriers – not a lack of financial confidence – are primary drivers of UK women’s pensions gap, new report finds
A new report calls for an overhaul of pensions policy and financial advice to address the current pensions gap, which sees women end…
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Pension tax relief bill jumps to nearly £60 billion
Charlene Young, Senior Pensions and Savings Expert at AJ Bell, highlights new HMRC figures showing the cost of pension tax relief approaching…
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