Canada Life

Annuity sales surpass record levels in first half of 2023

Your profession

Annuity sales surpass record levels in first half of 2023

Annuity sales increased by 100% compared to H1 2022

clock 21 August 2023 • 2 min read
Treasury collects £2bn in 12 weeks as IHT receipts continue to soar

Tax Planning

Treasury collects £2bn in 12 weeks as IHT receipts continue to soar

Figure breaks down at £22m a day for the government’s coffers

clock 21 July 2023 • 2 min read
Canada Life links with Zedra to launch trust service

Tax planning

Canada Life links with Zedra to launch trust service

Service to ‘relieve the onerous requirements for advisers’

clock 23 May 2023 • 1 min read
Rising IHT receipts should be 'wake-up call' to take tax advice

Tax planning

Rising IHT receipts should be 'wake-up call' to take tax advice

‘More good news for the Treasury’ as April nets £0.6bn

clock 23 May 2023 • 2 min read
Advisers' ongoing inflation concerns drive fears for portfolios

Investment

Advisers' ongoing inflation concerns drive fears for portfolios

Survey findings unveil advisers’ key concerns for the rest of the year

clock 02 May 2023 • 1 min read
IHT goes 'mainstream' as latest HMRC receipts hit record high

Tax planning

IHT goes 'mainstream' as latest HMRC receipts hit record high

Receipts for April 2022 to March 2023 reach £7.1bn

clock 25 April 2023 • 3 min read
Cheap income guarantees cut through annuity stereotype

Retirement

Cheap income guarantees cut through annuity stereotype

'No longer do clients need to trade off a big drop in income'

clock 17 April 2023 • 2 min read
Later life planning piquing the lion's share of advisers' interests

Retirement

Later life planning piquing the lion's share of advisers' interests

Latest Canada Life research looks at challenges and opportunities

clock 04 April 2023 • 1 min read
Record IHT receipts up 16% year-on-year with £0.9bn increase

Tax planning

Record IHT receipts up 16% year-on-year with £0.9bn increase

Running total for 2022/23 now £6.4bn, surpassing last year’s final figure

clock 21 March 2023 • 4 min read
Spring Budget 23: MPAA limit increase to £10,000 well received  

Pensions

Spring Budget 23: MPAA limit increase to £10,000 well received  

Positive news for savers and younger advisers coming through the ranks

clock 15 March 2023 • 3 min read
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