An apparent loophole which may allow individuals to pass on money from their pensions without attracting an Inheritance Tax (IHT) charge is being investigated by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Scottish Equitable is to begin its latest series of IFA roadshows on the challenges facing advisers post A-Day at the end of next week.
Increased compulsion on employers could lead to UK plc becoming less competitive, warns Stewart Ritchie, pensions development director at Scottish Equitable, ahead of the publication of the second Pensions Commission report.
While nine out of ten advisers believe Section 32 is the best way for the majority clients to protect their tax free cash entitlement leading up to A-Day, research shows no further activity in the market, says Scottish Equitable.
Francis McGee, the ABI's head of regulation and strategy, is leaving the trade body in the summer to join Aegon UK as head of corporate affairs.
A pensions expert has suggested that a Ministerial Statement read out in the House of Lords earlier this week, hints that family SIPPs might be taxed in some form.
A pensions expert warns a major structural change for UK pensions industry will squeeze the trustee-based market thanks to the impact of the Pensions Act 2004.
Industry pensions experts believe that a time will indeed come when caps on the retirement age will be scrapped altogether.
When assessing the options on using residential property as a means for retirement, a pensions expert has cautioned ‘there are two ways to skin a cat'.
IFAs will need to look in every "nook and cranny" of the recently passed Pensions Bill because of the number of provisions it contains, warns pensions expert Stewart Ritchie.