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A Guide to
Wealth Management
Welcome to our ‘A Guide to Wealth Management’. We
understand that no two people share the same financial
situation or goals. The bespoke advisory service we
provide reflects our individual clients objectives, aimed at
maximising and safeguarding their wealth.
We appreciate that making sense of your planning objectives and finances requires
even more time and effort in today’s constantly fluctuating economic environment.
The all-round and ongoing approach to wealth management we offer will help you
plan and achieve your financial and lifestyle objectives, in the most tax-efficient way,
within your desired timescale and with the appropriate amount of acceptable risk.
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Income distribution bonds.
Investment bonds. 10
Investing for income. 11
Spreading risk during economic uncertainty. 12
Offshore investments. 13
FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
Financial independence. 14
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Pensions.
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Self-Invested Personal Pensions. 16
Generating an income for retirement. 17
Transferring pensions. 18
Small Self-Administered Schemes. 18
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Locating a lost pension.
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WEALTH PROTECTION
Wealth protection. 20
Inheritance tax planning. 20
Protecting you and your estate. 21
Long-term care. 22
UK Trusts, passing assets to beneficiaries. 23
Business strategy
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Business strategy. 25
Protecting your business. 25
Corporate pension planning. 26
To obtain further information, Employee benefits packages. 27
please contact us.
Pooled investments
If you require your money to provide the potential for capital growth or income, or a
combination of both, provided you are willing to accept an element of risk pooled investments
could just be the solution you are looking for. A pooled investment allows you to invest in a
large, professionally managed portfolio of assets with many other investors. As a result of
this, the risk is reduced due to the wider spread of investments in the portfolio.
Pooled investments are also manager researches the market the shares in the index. For would achieve. However,
sometimes called ‘collective and buys and sells assets with technical reasons the return active management does not
investments’. The fund the aim of providing a good is rarely identical to the index, guarantee that the fund will
manager will choose a broad return for investors. in particular because charges outperform the market or a
spread of instruments in need to be deducted. tracker fund. n
which to invest, depending Trackers, on the other hand,
on their investment remit. are passively managed, Trackers tend to have
The main asset classes aiming to track the market in lower charges than actively
available to invest in are which they are invested. For managed funds. This is
shares, bonds, gilts, property example, a FTSE100 tracker because a fund manager
and other specialist areas would aim to replicate the running an actively managed
such as hedge funds or movement of the FTSE100 fund is paid to invest so as to
‘guaranteed funds’. (the index of the largest do better than the index (beat NeeD MORE
100 UK companies). They the market) or to generate a INFORMATION?
Most pooled investment funds might do this by buying the steadier return for investors PLEASE CONTACT US
are actively managed. The fund equivalent proportion of all than tracking the index WITH YOUR ENQUIRY.
Unit trusts
Unit trusts are a collective investment that allows you to participate in a wider range of
investments than can normally be achieved on your own with smaller sums of money. Pooling
Creating wealth your money with others also reduces the risk.
The unit trust fund is divided
into units, each of which
represents a tiny share of the
investment decisions. They
invest in stock markets all
round the world and for the
of equities, bonds, property
and cash and are known as
balanced funds. If you wish
These are known as actively
managed funds.
We provide solutions for the diverse needs of both our wealthy clients and those who aspire to overall portfolio. Each day more adventurous investor, to marry your profits with However, a sizeable minority of
become wealthy, enabling each individual to structure their finances as efficiently as possible. the portfolio is valued, which there are funds investing in your principles you can also funds simply aim to replicate
determines the value of the individual emerging markets, invest in an ethical fund. a particular index, such as the
There are many different ways to grow your wealth, from your life priorities, goals and attitude towards risk for units. When the portfolio such as China, or in the so- FTSE all-share index. These
ensuring you receive the best rates for short-term cash return. Any number of changing circumstances could value rises, the price of the called BRIC economies (Brazil, Some funds invest not in are known as passive funds, or
management, to a more complex undertaking of creating an cause your wealth to diminish, some inevitable and units increases. When the Russia, India and China). shares directly but in a trackers. n
investment portfolio to grow your wealth for the long-term. some unpredictable - new taxes and legislation, volatile portfolio value goes down, number of other funds. These
markets, inflation and changes in your personal life. the price of the units falls. Alternatively some funds are known as multi-manager
We can help you make informed decisions about the Structuring your wealth in a way that minimises the invest in metals and natural funds. Most fund managers NeeD MORE
investment choices that are right for you, by assessing impact of these changes is essential. n The unit trust is run by a resources, as well as many use their own judgment INFORMATION?
fund manager, or a team of putting their money into to assemble a portfolio PLEASE CONTACT US
managers, who will make the bonds. Some offer a blend of shares for their funds. WITH YOUR ENQUIRY.
Investment trusts
Investment trusts are based up, whereas unit trusts cannot. net asset value of the trust price is more than the NAV
upon fixed amounts of capital Gearing up can work either to divided by the number of per share. This means that
divided into shares. This the advantage or disadvantage shares in issue. The share investors are buying shares
makes them closed ended, of investment trusts, depending price of an investment trust in the trust at a higher price
unlike the open-ended on whether the stock market is depends on the supply and than the underlying stock
structure of unit trusts. They rising or falling. demand for its shares in market value of the trust’s
Income
distribution
bonds
Investment bonds
Distribution bonds discuss with us is cash funds, also known that the government is unlikely to fail to a simple indication of what returns are
tend to have a higher as ‘money market’ portfolios. These use pay interest or repay its debt, so they likely to be over the next 12 months. The
amount invested the pooled savings of many investors to are generally the safest investments. To ‘underlying yield’ gives an indication of
in UK equities than benefit from higher rates not available to date, the UK government has never failed returns after expenses if all bonds in the
other types of bonds, individuals. They can invest in the most to pay back money owed to investors. fund are held to maturity.
so they may be An investment bond is a single premium life insurance policy and is a liquid, high-quality cash deposits and Government bonds pay a known and
riskier. Nevertheless, potentially tax-efficient way of holding a range of investment funds in one ‘near-cash’ instruments such as bonds. regular income (called the coupon) An alternative route to generating income is
distribution bonds But, unlike a normal deposit account, the and a lump sum at maturity (called the by investing in stocks that pay a dividend. If
normally have a place. They can be a good way of allowing you to invest in a mixture of value of a cash fund can fall as well as par). They typically perform well as the a firm is making good profits it can decide
strong income flow investment funds that are managed by professional investment managers. rise, although in theory, at least, it should economy slows and inflation falls. to share this with investors rather than
to them from reliable not experience volatile swings. reinvest it in the business, so essentially
investments to Each bond is usually designed with the value of these assets. not until you cash in your bonds Government bonds tend to move in dividends are the investors’ share of
increase their security. to provide benefits for different Investment bonds are single or make partial withdrawals of Bonds are a form of debt, an ‘IOU’ issued the opposite direction to shares and company profits. Share prices of companies
A larger exposure to types of investors but a premium life insurance policies, over 5 per cent per annum of by either governments or firms looking historically are good diversifiers. But on that regularly pay dividends tend to be
equities as part of their common element is that they meaning that a small element of your original investment. This to raise capital. As an investor, when the flipside, the government is likely to less volatile than other companies, but
overall investment mix aim to produce long term life insurance is provided. This is is because there is a special you purchase a bond you are essentially issue more gilts and this large supply remember that company shares can fall in
provides the potential capital growth and/or generate paid out after your death. rule which allows you to make lending the money to the government or may lead to falls in gilt prices. As value. In addition, dividends can be cut if a
for longer term growth. a long-term return. When you annual withdrawals from your company for a set period of time, which government bonds pay a fixed income company finds itself in need of extra cash.
invest in a bond you will be No capital gains tax is paid bonds of up to 5 per cent for varies according to the issuer. In return you stream, the real value of these payments
Depending on the allocated a certain number on the gains that you make, 20 years without any immediate will receive interest, typically paid twice a erodes if inflation rises. Similarly, the Another way to invest in equities for
performance, the of units in the funds of your and you do not pay basic rate tax liability. It is possible to carry year, and when the bond reaches maturity value of bonds typically falls when the purpose of obtaining a better
income produced from choice or those set out by the income tax on any income. As these 5 per cent allowances you usually get back your initial investment. interest rates rise. income is via an equity income fund.
distribution bonds will conditions of the bond. a higher rate taxpayer you may forward, so if you make no But you don’t have to keep a bond until The fund manager running the portfolio
fluctuate, and for tax become liable to income tax at withdrawals one year, you can maturity. You can, if you wish, sell it on. Corporate bonds operate under the selects a wide range of equities, so
purposes, withdrawals Each fund invests in a range of a rate equal to the difference withdraw 10 per cent of your same principle as gilts, in other words you are less reliant on the performance
can be deferred for up assets and the price of your units between the basic rate and the investment the next, without Much of the government’s debt, including companies issue debt (bonds) to fund of any one particular company, and
to 20 years. n will normally rise and fall in line higher rates (20 per cent), but triggering a tax charge. n the additional money being used to their activities. High-quality, well- will look to select companies that pay
aid the economy and refinance the established companies that generate regular dividends. n
Offshore investments
For the appropriate investor looking to achieve capital security, growth or income, there are a number
of advantages to investing offshore, particularly with regards to utilising the tax deferral benefits.
You can defer paying tax for the lifetime of the investment, so your investment rolls up without tax
being deducted, but you still have to pay tax at your highest rate when you cash the investment in. As
a result, with careful planning, a variety of savers could put offshore investments to good use.
The investment vehicles are situated The wide choice of different investment by a non-UK resident employer and
economic uncertainty
Cash can also be held offshore in choose to have access to investments or to the UK.
deposit accounts, providing you with savings denominated in another currency.
the choice about when you repatriate Investor compensation schemes
your money to the UK, perhaps to add Many banks, insurance companies and tend not to be as developed as in
to a retirement fund or to gift to children asset managers in offshore centres the UK, so you should always obtain
Interest rates have fallen to their lowest levels in the Bank of England’s 315-year
or grandchildren. Those who work are subsidiaries of major UK, US and professional advice to ensure that you
history and could fall even further, along with further inflationary falls. overseas or have moved abroad to enjoy European institutions. If you decide fully understand each jurisdiction. It is
a different lifestyle often want to pay as to move abroad, you may not pay any also important to ensure that you are
If, during this current important to spread risk low. Conversely there value Some exposure to emerging little tax as is legally possible. tax at all when you cash-in an offshore investing in an offshore investment that
recessionary climate, you are by having a good mix of tends to fall when interest economies, whose currencies investment, although this depends on is appropriate for the level of risk you
seeking higher returns from assets. You need to get rates rise. look likely to appreciate Many offshore funds offer tax deferral. the rules of your new country. wish to take.
your investments, you may the right balance within against sterling, is worth The different types of investment
want to consider a combination your portfolio and this will Absolute return funds can considering. There is also an vehicles available offshore include Regarding savings and taxation, If you are an expatriate you should
of the following: corporate also depend upon your protect investors when argument for foreign income offshore bonds that allow the investor to what applies to you in your specific find out if you are aware of all the
bonds, equity income, absolute individual needs. markets go down and, funds, even if their dividends defer tax within the policy until benefits circumstances is generally determined investment opportunities available to
return funds and emerging indeed, in some cases give remain the same. n are taken, rather than be subject to by the UK tax regulations and whatever you and that you are minimising your
markets. This will, of course, Corporate bonds are issued a return. When markets rise, a basic rate tax liability within the tax treaties exist between the UK tax liability. Investing money offshore
depend a great deal on your by companies to raise capital. they should also capture underlying funds. This means that, if and your host country. The UK has is a very complex area of financial
attitude towards risk for return. The bond is a tradeable a portion of the rise. They NeeD MORE you are a higher rate tax payer in the negotiated treaties with most countries planning and you should always
instrument in its own right and achieve their steadier results INFORMATION? UK, you could wait until your tax status so that UK expats in those countries obtain professional advice. Currency
In times of economic its value will tend to rise as through a combination of PLEASE CONTACT US changes before bringing your funds (and are not taxed twice. Basically, if a movements can also affect the value of
uncertainty it is even more interest rates fall and remain different strategies. WITH YOUR ENQUIRY. the gains) back into the UK. non-domiciled UK resident is employed an offshore investment. n
Pensions
upon which you have paid, any contributions you make on stakeholder pension themselves.
are treated as having paid won’t affect your entitlement contributions up to the annual Your employer will usually
or have been credited to the basic State Pension. allowance described earlier. select a pension provider and
with, National Insurance Non earners may be able to choose a pension scheme
contributions. pay into a personal pension. Company which they think will be suitable
(occupational) for their employees. Such an
You don’t have to claim your You can save as much as pensions arrangement is called a group
Since April 2006, simpler rules have State Pension as soon as you you like into a personal Company (occupational) personal pension plan (GPPP).
reach State Pension age. You pension. Each year you’ll pensions are set up by
been applied to both personal and
can claim it later and receive a be able to get tax relief on employers for their employees. A pension taken out through
company (occupational) schemes. The higher weekly amount or take your pension contributions a GPPP is a personal pension
new rules allow most people to pay more the option of a one-off taxable up to 100 per cent of your In most cases, your employer and should not be confused
lump-sum payment in addition earnings (salary and other will make contributions to the with an occupational pension
into their pension schemes and on more
to the normal State Pension. earned income) subject to scheme on your behalf and scheme. You receive tax relief
flexible terms. an ‘annual allowance’ above require that you make regular on your contributions, as
Additional state which tax will be charged. In payments from your salary. described earlier.
pension practice this means that for
You can now contribute as much as you like into You may also be entitled to each pound you put into your A company pension may also If you decide to leave your
any number of pension schemes (personal and/ an additional State Pension. pension, the government tops offer a death benefit, which is employer you may still be
Financial
or company) each year, and there is no upper For instance, if you’re in up your pension pot using paid to your beneficiary if you die able to make payments into
limit to the total amount of pension saving you full-time employment and money it would otherwise before them. Your employer may your pension, but you may
can build up. make Class 1 National have taken from you as tax. also provide you with a pension pay higher administration
Insurance contributions. before the normal retirement age costs.
independence
Each year you will receive tax relief on your When you retire and claim Stakeholder of the scheme if you need to
pension contributions up to 100 per cent of for a basic State Pension, pensions retire early due to ill-health. Pensions for the
your earnings (salary and other earned income) any additional State Pension Stakeholder pensions are self-employed
subject to an ‘annual allowance’ above which tax due will be added. a type of personal pension. However, if you leave your If you’re self-employed
will be charged. They have to meet certain employer you are unlikely you make class 2 National
If you’ve been a member of government standards to to be able to continue Insurance contributions.
Retirement for many today is rarely an all-or-nothing If you have little or no earnings and are in a ‘relief a company pension scheme ensure they are good value. making payments into the These will entitle you to the
decision, where one day you are collecting a salary and at source’ scheme, you will currently receive you may have paid a lower pension scheme. basic State Pension, but not
the next your pension. You may have existing pension tax relief for every £80 you contribute in this tax rate of National Insurance Stakeholder pensions are open the additional State Pension.
year and the government will contribute a further contributions which will to everyone and may be worth You receive tax relief on your If you want to receive more
plans in place, like a company pension or personal £20 until the total value of contributions reaches have qualified you only for looking into if you are self- contributions to company than the basic State Pension
pension plans. Perhaps you’re just starting to save, are £3,600 for the year. the basic State Pension. If employed or if your employer pensions up to an overall annual when you retire, you might
approaching retirement or have already retired. you do this, most or all of doesn’t offer a company allowance. Some schemes may want to consider starting
Basic state pension your second pension will pension. They allow you to offer you the opportunity to a personal or stakeholder
come from your company contribute as little as £20 a carry on working while drawing pension scheme. You’ll then
Whatever you want to do, understanding how to build up enough You can claim the basic State Pension from State pension rather than the month. You don’t have to be your company pension. be able to make regular
retirement savings and how pensions work should help you achieve your Pension age, currently 65 for men and 60 for State Second Pension. working to contribute to a payments to build up savings
future goals. Retirement may seem some way off, but in financial terms women born on or before 5 April 1950. The State stakeholder pension, and you Group personal for your retirement. n
delaying the planning process could have a considerable affect on your Pension age for women born on or after 6 April Personal pensions don’t have to contribute every pensions through
future standard of living. 1950 will increase from 60 to 65 between 2010 and You can start receiving an month if you’re unable to. your employer
2020. It will increase for both men and women from income from a personal Some employers offer access
We can work with you to help select the most suitable form of retirement age 65 to 68 between 2024 and 2046. pension from the age of With stakeholder pensions, to a personal pension scheme.
planning strategies applicable to your particular situation, and recommend 50 (increasing to 55 by 2010). you can start receiving They may also have negotiated NeeD MORE
what investment opportunities are right for you. We can also advise on You can get a basic State Pension by building There’s no limit on the an income from the age lower administration costs with INFORMATION?
what steps you should take to keep your pension plans up to date by up enough ‘qualifying years’. A qualifying year is number of personal pension of 50 (increasing to 55 by pension providers and make PLEASE CONTACT US
creating a retirement plan that’s tailor-made for you. n a tax year in which you have sufficient earnings schemes you can set up, and 2010). You receive tax relief contributions to your pension WITH YOUR ENQUIRY.
Generating an
planning for retirement. retirement, your investment objectives permitted also to contribute to a SIPP,
and strategy, your existing pension plan they are now free to do so, provided that
SIPPs are wrappers that provide guarantees and options (if applicable) they do not exceed the limit of
100 per cent of their earnings, up to
Transferring pensions
There are a number of different reasons why you may wish to consider transferring your pension
schemes, whether this is the result of a change of employment, poor investment performance,
Inheritance tax planning help ensure that a lump sum, or a replacement income, becomes available to you in the event that it is
needed. We can make sure that you are able to take the right decisions to deliver peace of mind for you
and your family in the event of death, if you are too ill to work or if you are diagnosed with a critical illness.
Effective inheritance tax planning could mortgages or loans, unpaid bills and Any gifts between husbands and wives,
save your beneficiaries thousands costs incurred during your lifetime for or registered civil partners, are exempt You can choose protection-only not be able to work and so lose your peace of mind. The benefits only pay
of pounds, maybe even hundreds of which bills have not been received, as from IHT whether they were made while insurance, which is called ‘term income, but you are still alive so your for 12 to 24 months on a valid claim
thousands depending on the size of your well as funeral expenses. both partners were still alive or left to insurance’. In its simplest form, it life assurance does not pay out. And to if you have an accident, become ill or
estate. At its simplest, inheritance tax the survivor on the death of the first. Tax pays out a specified amount if you die compound the problem, you may also unemployed. Most of these protection
(IHT) is the tax payable on your estate Any amount of money given away will be due eventually when the surviving within a selected period of years. If you require additional expensive nursing care, policies operate a ‘deferred period’,
when you die if the value of your estate outright to an individual is not counted spouse or civil partner dies if the value of survive, it pays out nothing. It is one of have to adapt your home or even move which is the period from when a
exceeds a certain amount. for tax if the person making the gift their estate is more than the combined the cheapest ways overall of buying the to another more suitable property. claimable event happens to when the
survives for seven years. These gifts are tax threshold, currently £650,000. If gifts cover you may need. policy starts paying out.
IHT is currently paid on amounts above called ‘potentially exempt transfers’ and are made that affect the liability to IHT Income Protection Insurance (IPI)
£325,000 (£650,000 for married couples are useful for tax planning. and the giver dies less than seven years Alternatively, a whole-of-life policy formerly known as permanent health Private medical insurance covers you for
and registered civil partnerships) for the later, a special relief known as ‘taper relief’ provides cover for as long as you live. insurance would make up a percentage private medical treatment and you can
current 2009/10 tax year, at a rate of Money put into a ‘bare’ trust (a trust may be available. The relief reduces the of your lost income caused by an choose to add on extra cover, such as
40 per cent. From 2010/11 this figure is where the beneficiary is entitled to amount of tax payable on a gift. Life Assurance Options illness, accident or disability. Rates vary dental cover. You may select the hospitals
set to increase to £350,000 (£700,000 the trust fund at age 18) counts as n W hole-of-life assurance plans can according to the dangers associated where you would want to be treated close
for married couples and registered a potentially exempt transfer, so it is In most cases, IHT must be paid within six be used to ensure that a guaranteed with your occupation, age, state of to home. As always, the more benefits
civil partnerships). If the value of your possible to put money into a trust to months from the end of the month in which lump sum is paid to your estate in health and gender but IPI is particularly and the more comprehensive the policy
estate, including your home and certain prevent grandchildren, for example, from the death occurs. If not, interest is charged the event of your premature death. important if you are self employed or if you select, the more it will cost.
gifts made in the previous seven years, having access to it until they are 18. on the unpaid amount. Tax on some assets, To avoid inheritance tax and probate you do not have an employer that would
exceeds the IHT threshold, tax will be including land and buildings, can be deferred delays, policies should be set up continue to pay your salary if you were Beyond taking the obvious step of
due on the balance at 40 per cent. However, gifts to most other types and paid in instalments over ten years. under an appropriate trust. unable to work. ensuring that you have adequate
of trust will be treated as chargeable n Level term plans provide a lump sum insurance cover, you should also
Without proper tax planning, many people lifetime transfers. Chargeable lifetime However, if the asset is sold before all the for your beneficiaries in the event of If you are diagnosed with suffering from ensure that you have made a will. A
could end up leaving a substantial tax liability transfers up to the threshold are not instalments have been paid, the outstanding your death over a specified term. one of a number of specified ‘critical’ living will makes clear your wishes in
on their death, considerably reducing the subject to tax but amounts over this are amount must be paid. The IHT threshold in n Family income benefit plans give a illnesses, a critical illness insurance the event that, for example, you are
value of the estate passing to their chosen taxed at 20 per cent with a further force at the time of death is used to calculate replacement income for beneficiaries policy would pay out a tax-free lump pronounced clinically dead following
beneficiaries.Your estate includes everything 20 per cent payable if the person how much tax should be paid. on your premature death. sum if the event occurred during the an accident, and executes an enduring
owned in your name, the share of anything making the gift dies within seven years. n Decreasing term protection plans pay out term of your policy. Many life insurance power of attorney, so that if you become
owned jointly, gifts from which you keep If you have concerns about the impact a lump sum in the event of your death companies offer policies that cover you incapable of managing your affairs as a
back some benefit (such as a home given to Some cash gifts are exempt from tax IHT could have on your particular to cover a reducing liability for a fixed for both death and critical illness and result of an accident or illness, you can
a son or daughter but in which you still live) regardless of the seven-year rule. situation, please contact us so that we period, such as a repayment mortgage. will pay out the guaranteed benefit on be reassured that responsibility will pass
and assets held in some trusts from which Regular gifts from after-tax income, can review your financial position and the first event to occur. to someone you have chosen and trust.
you receive an income. such as a monthly payment to a family offer professional advice about the Simply having life assurance may not be
member, are also exempt as long as you options available. n sufficient. For instance, if you contracted Accident Sickness and Unemployment Of course, all these protection options
Against this total value is set everything still have sufficient income to maintain a near-fatal disease or illness, how (ASU) can be taken out for any purpose also apply to your spouse and to those
that you owed, such as any outstanding your standard of living. would you cope financially? You may to protect your income and to give you who are in civil partnerships. n
Long-term care
UK Trusts, passing
Long-term care provision in the United Kingdom There are basically two any age, but some have a
types of long-term care minimum age for receiving
has been the subject of much debate and analysis insurance (LTCI): the plan benefits of 40 or 50.
over the past decade, yet the issue of how to fund
assets to beneficiaries
n Immediate care LTCI - you You take out an insurance
the cost of that care for future generations remains can buy this when you policy that will pay out a
unresolved. Much of the debate has revolved actually need care; and regular sum if you need
around how the State should address the problem. n Pre-funded LTCI - you can care. It pays out if you are
buy this in advance, in no longer able to perform
case you need care in the a number of activities You may decide to use a trust to pass n w
hen someone dies without leaving a n money
As you get older, you might You may also qualify for future of daily living (such as assets to beneficiaries, particularly those will (England and Wales only) n antiques or other valuable property
develop health problems that Disability Living Allowance if washing, dressing or feeding who aren’t immediately able to look after
could make it difficult to cope you are under 65 or Attendance Immediate care long- yourself) without help, or their own affairs. If you do use a trust to give What is a trust? The main types of
with everyday tasks. So you Allowance if you are over 65. term care insurance if you become mentally something away, this removes it from your A trust is an obligation binding a person private UK trust
may need help to stay in your Attendance Allowance cannot This can be purchased when incapacitated. The money it estate provided you don’t use it or get any called a trustee to deal with property in
own home or have to move normally be paid if social you have been medically pays out is tax-free. benefit from it. But bear in mind that gifts a particular way for the benefit of one or Bare trust
into a care home. services or the NHS are funding assessed as needing care, into trust may be liable to inheritance tax. more ‘beneficiaries’. In a bare trust the property is held in
your care in a care home. which can be at any age. Some existing policies may the trustee’s name but the beneficiary
The State may provide some be linked to an investment Trusts offer a means of holding and Settlor can take actual possession of both the
help towards the costs of Although social security You buy an immediate care bond, which is intended to managing money or property for The settlor creates the trust and puts income and trust property whenever
this care depending on your benefits are the same plan with a lump sum. This fund the premiums for the people who may not be ready or able property into it at the start, often adding they want. The beneficiaries are named
circumstances, but there are throughout the UK, other help pays out a regular income for insurance policy. These to manage it for themselves. Used in more later. The settlor says in the trust and cannot be changed.
also other ways to help you provided by local authorities the rest of your life, which is policies involve more conjunction with a will, they can also deed how the trust’s property and
cover the cost of care, including varies. So you should find out used to pay for your care. investment risk and, in some help ensure that your assets are passed income should be used. You can gift assets to a child via a bare trust
using savings and investments. what your local authority offers. cases, can use up your on in accordance with your wishes after while you are alive, which will be treated as
The amount you pay will capital. you die. Here we take a look at the main Trustee a Potentially Exempt Transfer (PET) until the
Long-term care refers to care If you don’t qualify for vary depending on: types of UK family trust. Trustees are the ‘legal owners’ of the child reaches age 18, (the age of majority
you need for the foreseeable financial help from the local You typically pay either trust property and must deal with it in in England and Wales), when the child can
future, maybe as a result authority, you will normally n t he amount of income you regular monthly premiums or When writing a will, there are several the way set out in the trust deed. They legally demand his or her share of the trust
of permanent conditions have to pay towards the require a single lump sum premium. kinds of trust that can be used to help also administer the trust. There can be fund from the trustees.
such as arthritis, a stroke cost of care out of your own n whether you want the In either case, the insurance minimise an IHT liability. On March 22, one or more trustees.
or dementia. It could mean income and savings – which income to increase, for company usually reviews the 2006 the government changed some of All income arising within a bare trust in
help with activities such as could result in you eventually example, with inflation plan, say every five years, the rules regarding trusts and introduced Beneficiary excess of £100 per annum will be treated
washing, dressing or eating, having to sell your own home n your age and sex; and and the premiums may then some transitional rules for trusts set up This is anyone who benefits from as belonging to the parents (assuming
in your own home or in a care to meet the costs. n the state of your health rise, even if you’ve bought before this date. the property held in the trust. The that the gift was made by the parents).
home (residential or nursing). a single premium policy. trust deed may name the beneficiaries But providing the settlor survives seven
There are many different You’ll be assessed medically Premiums depend on your A trust might be created in various individually or define a class of years from the date of placing the assets
You should check with your ways to help you pay for to determine how much you age, sex and the amount of circumstances, for example: beneficiary, such as the settlor’s family. in the trust, the assets can pass IHT free
local authority about any long-term care. must pay for your chosen cover you choose. n to a child at age 18.
support they give. The social level of income. n w hen someone is too young to Trust property
services department will assess Long-term care handle their affairs This is the property (or ‘capital’) that Life interest or interest in
your care needs and your insurance Pre-funded long- n when someone can’t handle their is put into the trust by the settlor. It possession trust
income and savings. If your Long-term care insurance term care insurance NeeD MORE affairs because they’re incapacitated can be anything, including: In an interest in possession trust the
income and savings are low the is one way of insuring You can buy this in advance, INFORMATION? n to pass on money or property while beneficiary has a legal right to all the
local authority will pay some or yourself against the cost of in case you need care in PLEASE CONTACT US you’re still alive n land or buildings trust’s income (after tax and expenses),
WITH YOUR ENQUIRY.
all of your long-term care costs. long-term care. the future. You can buy it at n under the terms of a will n investments but not to the property of the trust.
These trusts are typically used to leave Discretionary trust an IHT charge of up to 4.2 per cent of
income arising from a trust to a second The trustees of a discretionary the value of the trust assets.
surviving spouse for the rest of their trust decide how much income or
life. On their death, the trust property capital, if any, to pay to each of the It has not been possible to create
reverts to other beneficiaries, (known as beneficiaries but none has an automatic accumulation and maintenance trusts
the remaindermen), who are often the right to either. The trust can have a trust since March 22, 2006 for IHT
children from the first marriage. widely defined class of beneficiaries, purposes. Instead, they are taxed for IHT
typically the settlor’s extended family. as discretionary trusts.
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You can, for example, set up an interest
in possession trust in your will. You Discretionary trusts are a useful way Mixed trust
might then leave the income from the to pass on property while the settlor is A mixed trust may come about when
trust property to your spouse for life and still alive and allows the settlor to keep one beneficiary of an accumulation
the trust property itself to your children some control over it through the terms and maintenance trust reaches 18
We provide a comprehensive planning service designed to meet the distinct and changing
when your spouse dies. of the trust deed. and others are still minors. Part of
the trust then becomes an interest in needs of you and your business. We understand that having a sound financial plan is vital to
With a life interest trust, the trustees Discretionary trusts are often used to possession trust. the success and growth of your business, and to your own personal wealth and security.
often have a ‘power of appointment’, gift assets to grandchildren, as the
which means they can appoint capital flexible nature of these trusts allows the Trusts for Developing a comprehensive will help attract and retain quality protect the personal affairs of directors,
to the beneficiaries (who can be from settlor to wait and see how they turn out vulnerable persons benefits package which includes, employees, allowing you to implement senior executives and employees. Our
within a widely defined class, such as before making outright gifts. These are special trusts, often staff pensions, flexible benefits, your business strategy more effectively. corporate financial planning service is
the settlor’s extended family) when they discretionary trusts, arranged for a shareholder and key person assurance designed to help companies like yours
see fit. Discretionary trusts also allow for beneficiary who is mentally or physically and protection for employees against We also assess and recommend planning develop and succeed by protecting and
changes in circumstances, such as disabled. They do not suffer from premature death or long-term illness, actions that can be taken to enhance and growing their business. n
Where an interest in possession trust divorce, re-marriage and the arrival the IHT rules applicable to standard
was in existence before March of children and stepchildren after the discretionary trusts and can be used
22, 2006, the underlying capital is establishment of the trust. without affecting entitlement to state
treated as belonging to the beneficiary
or beneficiaries for IHT purposes, for
example, it has to be included as part of
their estate.
When any discretionary trust is wound
up, an exit charge is payable of up to
6 per cent of the value of the remaining
benefits; however, strict rules apply.
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