Skandia

Advisers are doing a good job counselling clients Skandia says, as critical illness claims paid rose another 1%, to 89%, in the half year to June 2007.

A proposal to raise the threshold for reporting chargeable lifetime transfers will "significantly reduce" the IHT compliance burden for advisers, according to Skandia.

A generation of optimists in their 20s and 30s are ignoring the true cost of old age and head towards retirement poverty, Skandia warns.

Skandia has launched two guides to IHT planning after Government data suggested the number of estates exposed to the tax has doubled.

Skandia has justified its decision to introduce a £50 annual charge per client on the new Selestia Investment Solutions platform.

Advisers say Market Value Reductions (MVRs) are the biggest barrier for clients wanting to transfer to other investments, according to new Skandia research.

Skandia is warning advisers the result of the Phizackerley test-case on inheritance tax and will trusts has "far-reaching implications" for all trusts making loans to beneficiaries.

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Skandia has revealed the name of its new fund platform will be ‘Selestia Investment Solutions' when it launches in July.

Skandia has warned advisers to be cautious when using block transfers to consolidate pension funds, as it could lead to their client losing the right to higher levels of tax free cash.