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Mark Lisle, compliance manager at Rowanmoor Pensions, thinks it highly unlikely future generations will consider these among the pension glory days...
Martin Tilley of Dentons Pensions Management looks at whether clients meeting the minimum income requirement should automatically apply for flexible drawdown.
Bluefin’s Robin Hames explains the demographic and legislative changes set to transform how you advise your clients.
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Matthew Stephens discusses how recent changes brought in by the Finance Act can bring estate planning benefits and lessen the impact of inheritance tax.
The Finance Act 2010 was rushed through, before parliament was dissolved ahead of the general election. The new act includes clauses about extending the special allowance charge on pension contributions. Jeremy Pearson explains
Richard Leeson, head of UK business development at Prudential International, says high earners can use offshore bonds to sidestep the worst effects of the tax rate changes.
Kevin Dean highlights the importance of carrying out thorough inheritance tax planning
Nathan Bridgeman highlights the important benefits that come from using a SSAS
This year’s Finance Act has certainly sparked a lot of debate. The tax and trust sessions that have been run at our regional seminars and other industry forums have been packed to the rafters as advisers try to get their head round the new rules and how they should be advising their clients.
Added together, the total legislative change affecting financial planning brought in under the current government forms a remarkable conglomeration. The challenge to advisers to keep up with rapid changes is certainly significant.
HM Revenue and Customs have issued revised rules on stand-alone pension lump sums in an effort to ‘plug various loopholes'.
Now the Finance Act 2006 has received Royal Assent, advisers should embrace the new legislation which has created “significant business opportunities”.
With Parliament about to debate rules governing real estate investment trusts (Reits) as part of the Finance Act 2006, F&C has issued a call to include further rule changes to ensure a wider spread of Reit vehicles.
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