Pensions - Retail

The Chancellor George Osborne is set to confirm an increase in the inheritance tax (IHT) threshold to £1m per couple in this week's Budget.

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Parents would be able to pass a main property worth up to £1m to their children without paying any inheritance tax (IHT), under Tory plans in Treasury papers leaked ahead of Wednesday's budget.

Chancellor George Osborne will further relax pension rules in his Budget on Wednesday to allow the sale of annuity contracts.

Forthcoming pensions freedoms represent "something akin to a Y2K moment" for providers, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Martin Wheatley has said.

BlackRock is launching a new range of three target-date funds ahead of pension freedom reforms coming into effect on 6 April.

Asset managers should have to abide by similar regulation to annuity providers if they are to get involved in the retirement income market, argues the Financial Inclusion Centre.