Sue Whitbread
Editor at IFA Magazine
Editor at @IFAmagazine. Formerly comms director at the IFP.
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2 days ago |
ifamagazine.com | Sue Whitbread
The government has just announced its latest stance on pension investments, with changes affecting both defined benefit and defined contribution schemes. But what are the implications of these proposed reforms for the financial advice industry? Defined ContributionOver £2trillion of assets is managed within the workplace pensions systems – defined contribution schemes – with auto-enrolment playing a key role.
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2 days ago |
ifamagazine.com | Sue Whitbread
From electronic wills and revised capacity tests to the end of automatic revocation on marriage, Tamasin highlights how and why the changes signal a fundamental shift in estate planning – and one that advisers must be ready to navigate. Last week, the Law Commission released its long-awaited report on the reform of Wills law in England and Wales – proposing significant changes to a law which was enacted in Victorian times and remains largely unchanged since then.
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3 days ago |
ifamagazine.com | Sue Whitbread
Bell also confirmed the details of the new plans for paying the Winter Fuel Payment will be announced to the House of Commons, adding to speculation these could be included in the government’s Spending Review on 11 June 2025.
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4 days ago |
wealthdfm.com | Sue Whitbread
“The European Central Bank is expected to cut its key interest rates by 0.25% at its June monetary policy meeting, which would leave the deposit facility rate at 2%. This is at the bottom-end of our neutral range. “All eyes will be on the update to the staff’s economic forecasts. We expect little change to the GDP growth projections, with the current 0.9% estimate for 2025 close to our call of 1.1%.
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4 days ago |
ifamagazine.com | Sue Whitbread
Major government spending commitments – from defence to public sector pay – have already been made, while pressure is mounting on welfare and pension support. Against this backdrop, the Chancellor faces a tough balancing act, made harder by rising debt servicing costs and limited fiscal headroom. Looking ahead, this all means that for her Autumn Budget, Rachel Reeves might well be facing some difficult choices – from spending cuts to tax rises, or a potential loosening of fiscal rules.
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Such a sad day for the financial planning profession. RIP to you Paul - and my sincere condolences to Judy, Richard, friends and family.
IFA Magazine team mourns the death of Paul Etheridge, the "godfather of financial planning' . https://t.co/JhXR8ZdJ4f
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I’m just so fed up with all the ums and ahs from govt ministers when they speak these days that I counted them during this eve’s #dailybriefing #aloksharma 184!! Mostly ahs not ums. Is that a record?
