Pension planning

Our dedicated team of tax, trusts and pensions specialists are experts in their chosen fields, and provide analysis and comment on developments and practice in the financial services marketplace. They can identify planning opportunities that could benefit your clients and help you build your business.

Corporate pension planning

We help you identify the retirement and tax planning opportunities around directors' pensions and workplace pension schemes.

Contributions and tax relief

We consider pension contribution and tax relief planning opportunities using individual and group pension schemes.

Pensions Reform / Auto Enrolment

From October 2012, employers will have to automatically enrol all eligible employees in a qualifying pension scheme and make at least a minimum level of contribution on their behalf. Find out more about how this will impact you and your clients here.

Retirement income and planning

Covering aspects of longer term pension planning, including retirement age and benefit crystallisation, tax-free cash and income options, pensions and divorce, triviality, ill-health and more.

Transfer and switches

We explore a range of pension transfer and switch related topics. Plus we've a suite of sales aids and tools to assist you in the decision process and in meeting the regulator's conduct of business expectations.

Regulation and legislation

Keep up to date with opportunities and information arising from the latest changes to pension regulation and legislation, including RDR and pension reform.

Death benefit and trusts

Take a close look at how you can help your clients plan for the most appropriate use of pension scheme death benefits, if the worst should happen.

Designation, income recycling and offsetting

As a result of the current economic climate and the implications from the Budget for higher rate tax payers we've developed a number of tools and case studies to help you.

Pension planning focus

What's happening in the market?

March 2012 Budget in-depth articles

Special offer

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Scottish Widows plc, registered in Scotland number 199549. Registered office in the United Kingdom at 69 Morrison Street, Edinburgh EH3 8YF. Telephone: 0131 655 6000. Scottish Widows plc is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Our FSA register number is 191517.

Scottish Widows Unit Trust Managers Limited, registered in England and Wales number 1629925. Registered office in the United Kingdom at Charlton Place, Andover, Hampshire SP10 1RE. Telephone: 0845 300 2244. Scottish Widows Unit Trust Managers Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Our FSA register number is 122129.

Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited, registered in England and Wales number 3196171. Registered office in the United Kingdom at 33 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HZ. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Our FSA register number is 181655.

CMI Insurance Company Limited. Scottish Widows is a trading name of CMI Insurance Company Limited. CMI Insurance Company Limited, registered in Isle of Man number 33520. Registered office in the Isle of Man at Clerical Medical House, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM99 1LT.

HBOS Investment Fund Managers Limited, registered in England number 941082. Registered office in the United Kingdom at Trinity Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 2RG. HBOS Investment Fund Managers Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

St Andrews Life Assurance plc, registered in England and Wales number 3104670. Registered office in the United Kingdom at 33 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HZ. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Our FSA register number is 189101.

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