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IHT Planning Matters head Peter Legg talks about the current political motivation to clamp down on tax avoidance and what implications it could have for the planning of inheritance tax.

With the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA's) long-awaited announcement on how platforms will be paid for, and whether rebates can be paid to consumers, a line has finally been drawn.

With restrictions on annual pension contributions being cut from £50,000 to £40,000 and the lifetime limit on savings qualifying for tax reliefs dropping from £1.5m to £1.25m for the 2014-15 tax year, retirement planning for high net worth individuals...

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Divisional director of financial services at market research company GfK, Martin Grimwood, argues that servicing the mass market may mean advisers have to accept providers contacting their clients directly.

Head of proposition at AXA Wealth International Simon Willoughby gives his view on why the offshore market is changing but there are bright spots on the horizon.