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Panic at the Budget, is tax-free cash at risk?
As Budget speculation swirls once again, rumours of a cap on the 25% tax-free lump sum have sparked concern among pensio…
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M&PI Podcast #19: Supporting clients with complex mortgage needs, with Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries’ Laura Sneddon
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Now live: The latest Mortgage & Property Investment special edition of IFA Talk explores how advisers can best suppo…
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Income Protection Action Week: why affordable income protection is vital amid rising accident-related disabilities
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As Income Protection Action Week reaches its second day, National Friendly highlights the growing concerns among clients…
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Royal London announces £61m BPA transaction with the Stora Enso UK Group Pension Scheme
Royal London, the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment provider, has completed a bulk purchase annuity (BPA…
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Podcast #141: What do advisers and paraplanners want and need from retirement planning? With Morningstar Wealth’s Steve Coleman and Steve Owen
Retirement income planning has always been front and centre for advisers and paraplanners – and it’s evolving fast. In t…
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Use of regulated advice by pension dippers is heading lower, latest FCA data reveals
Fewer people are taking regulated advice before accessing their pensions, with only 31% doing so in 2024-25. Just Group…
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Five tips for property investors juggling multiple incomes, by a tax expert
Exclusives, Mortgage and Property
Many property investors and landlords are balancing invoices and incomes from multiple sources. While this can mean grea…
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Increasingly clients taking tax free cash to gift to younger generations
Nick Nesbitt, Head of Private Client at Forvis Mazars, warns that while more savers are tapping tax-free pension cash to…
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MetLife UK & Reassured complete Three Peaks Challenge raising £36K for Winston’s Wish
Employees from MetLife UK, the employee benefits and protection provider, and life insurance broker Reassured jointly ra…
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Inheritance Tax and Pensions: a gear change for financial planning?
From April 2027, pensions will fall into the IHT regime in one of the biggest estate planning shifts in years. Harriet B…
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Following budget move to hike employer NICs, could we see pension boost via salary sacrifice?
Employers will have an increased incentive to enrol employees in salary sacrifice schemes says Mike Ambery, Retirement Savings Director at Standard Life, part…
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Spotlight on India’s investment opportunity this Diwali
By Pauline Ng, co-manager of JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income plc (JAGI) As we approach the festival of Diwali, a time traditionally…
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New rules on pensions and IHT threaten ‘bureaucratic nightmare for grieving families’ – Steve Webb, LCP
The Budget decision to include pensions and pension death benefits within estates for Inheritance Tax could lead to massive bureaucracy and delays…
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Budget was ‘never going to be a crowd-pleaser’ |Overnight analysis from the Resolution Foundation
The first Labour Budget in nearly 15 years marked a decisive shift from the planned cuts set out by the last Government,…
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More than a fifth of parents plan to use credit cards to pay for Labour’s VAT school fees rise
More than a fifth of affected parents (23%) will turn to credit cards to combat the rise in private school fees, according to new…
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New research lays bare the politics of US gold and silver investing
Next week’s presidential election in the United States is casting long shadows ahead, influencing not only the political landscape but also the…
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PSIG launches petition to support Pension and Investment Fraud victims
The Pensions Scams Industry Group (PSIG), which was established in 2014 to help protect pension scheme members from scams, today launched an…
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Number 13 Homeowners Selling for £36,000 less this Halloween
The latest market insight from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has shown that the number 13 is certainly bad luck…
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STEP shares reaction – including disappointments and concerns – to today’s Autumn Budget
In the analysis below, Emily Deane TEP, Technical Counsel and Head of Government Affairs at STEP, the global membership body for inheritance advisers…
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Budget stamp duty hike on second homes another nail in the coffin for buy-to-let sector
Following the changes to stamp duty on second homes in today’s budget, Rachael Griffin, tax and financial planning expert at Quilter said: “News…