Applying UK inheritance tax to pensions ‘risks delays and higher costs’

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  Labour may allow stakes of up to 10% to encourage passive investment from sovereign wealth and pension funds
  
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  Town halls in England and Wales warn that requirement to take ‘principal advice’ from pools could create conflict of interest
  
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• Oil prices end higher as traders weigh demand prospects, supply risks

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  Ministers say consolidation of retirement schemes would cut costs and boost investment
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 13

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  Ending division between north and south could lead to €20bn bill every year for two decades
  
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