Pensions

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Pension loophole

Julie-Ann Harris explains how the recent pension reforms may affect divorcing couples

How useful is the spousal bypass trust in light of the pension reforms?

While clients are now less likely to be aware of the benefits, spousal bypass trusts continue to play an important role in relation to inheritance tax planning, explains Louise O'Toole

Pensions, politics and predictions

High earners need to act fast and utilise the tax relief advantages of putting money into a pension before it's too late

Outliving finances

Freedom to access pension savings is very welcome, but short-sighted decisions could result in people outliving their entire savings

Pension paradox

The biggest benefit of the pension freedoms may come from leaving the money untouched and never making a withdrawal at all

NAPF calls for creation of a retirement savings commission

Association believes that political parties' are too concerned with short-term issues

The broad strokes

Pensions panic opens old wounds

Dilini Loku considers the recent decision on IBM's closure of its defined benefit pension schemes and what this means for employers