Long Term Care
Dilnot calls for reforms to 'chaotic' long-term care approach
Risk needs to be pooled
Advisers overlooked in care planning, research
Study identifies need for council referrals to IFAs
Long-term care: Deferred payment agreements explained
LTC is an essential part of planning for later life
SOLLA launches retirement advice standard
The Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) has created an industry standard for retirement advisers.
Logical step? Using equity release to pay for long-term care
Logical step? Using equity release to pay for LTC
Govt delays care cap until 2020
The planned cap on the cost of care, including long-term care for the elderly, has been put on hold until 2020, the government has announced.
LEBC opens Kent branch after poaching Origen advisers
National IFA LEBC has opened an office in Kent staffed by three advisers who moved to the firm from rival Origen Financial Services.
Joined-up thinking: The mounting importance of LTC advice post-pensions freedom
The mounting importance of LTC advice post-pensions freedom
FCA 'miscalculated' care costs in business plan - LEBC Group
The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) business plan has failed to calculate the Dilnot cap on long-term care costs correctly, according to LEBC Group divisional director Kay Ingram.
Forward planning: Why long-term care insurance is a step too far
Forward planning: Why LTC insurance is a step too far
Lasting power of attorney: Everything you need to know
Lasting power of attorney: Everything you need to know
Care for a tax break? Funding LTC through pension savings
Can it be funded by pension savings?
RP poll: Will the DWP's ‘PensionsTube' actually boost pension understanding?
RP poll: Will the DWP’s ‘PensionsTube’ actually boost pension understanding?
APFA: Only a third of advisers qualified to give LTC advice
Only a third of advisers are currently qualified to provide long term care advice despite growing interest from advisers in the area, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has found.
RP Poll: Should pension withdrawals to fund LTC be tax free?
In this week's quick fire RP poll we ask RP readers: Should withdrawals from pension pots to fund long-term care costs be made tax free?
Catch up: Five pensions stories you might have missed
Catch up: Five pensions stories you might have missed
Pensions experts call for policy intervention on care funding
Pensions experts have called for the government to help savers access their pensions tax-free to fund long-term care.
Family Building Society links with advice firms on later life planning
Recently launched Family Building Society has linked with Chase de Vere and Key Retirement Solutions for later life planning referrals.
Over 45s ignoring 'the only people qualified' to help them fund care - research
Only 13% of over 45s would consider seeking help from a financial adviser with their care funding, despite more than half stating they are confused by the subject, according to research.
LTC: A nudge in the right direction?
Should financial health checks and care accounts become part of the long-term care market? Fiona Murphy looks at alternative recommendations for funding.
LTC - A statement of intent
Fiona Murphy asks what does the ABI's social care Statement of Intent mean for the long-term care market?
Have the conversation: Talking LTC funding before it's needed
When is the right time to talk LTC funding with clients?
LTC initiatives to benefit mainly HNW consumers, Zurich
New initiatives around funding long-term care will likely benefit only high-net worth consumers, while less wealthy people will still end up selling their homes to fund care, Zurich has suggested.
Just Retirement launches ‘immediate needs' annuity for care funding
Pensions provider Just Retirement has launched an ‘immediate needs' annuity for people facing long-term care costs.
