Investment

More than eight million homeowners have an estate worth more than the current Inheritance Tax (IHT) threshold of £275,000, claims new research from Scottish Widows.

The Capital Tax Office and the Treasury are still unable to agree on how inheritance tax (IHT) will apply to pensions eight weeks before A-Day, IFAonline has learnt.

A consultation published by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) on the proposed European Directive on the portability of occupational pensions, suggests it could cost employers and employees an extra £210m a year in contributions.

An industry alternative to the National Pensions Saving Scheme (NPSS) will feature "a radical reduction in cost and the role of advice", Lord Turner has stated.

The Pensions Regulator is planning a series of free workshops to give practical guidance on dealing with scheme funding issues.

Advisers are being offered a whole new way to organise their business by Cofunds and Legal & General.

One in four pensioners are succumbing to the ‘pensioner splurge', by spending more in their first year of retirement than in any following years, claims new research from Prudential.

The Association of British Insurers will be presenting its alternative to the National Pension Savings Scheme to the government in the next few weeks although many are still unsure of the ultimate outcome of the exercise.

Despite public awareness of A-Day almost tripling over the last six months, people are still not taking enough action to meet the reforms, warns new research from IFA Promotion.

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has expressed concerns over the Pensions Commission's proposals for a National Pensions Savings Scheme (NPSS), arguing instead for a risk-sharing proposition.