Oct 2025

Could the Autumn Budget affect your pension savings?

At Medical & Dental, we recognise that discussions around pensions – such as potential changes to tax relief or tax-free lump sums – can raise questions.

In The Scotman’s Your Money Q&A, Chartered Financial Planner at Acumen Financial Planning, Andrew Sutherland, outlines how we encourage decisions about pensions to be made based on current legislation rather than speculation. He highlights that pensions offer certain tax advantages and that individual circumstances play a key role in planning for retirement. The article encourages a considered approach to pension decisions, focusing on long-term goals and personal circumstances.

Read the full Q&A in The Scotsman here.

Editor’s Notes

Published in Scotsman Money 27th October 2025

The information provided is the opinion of Andrew Sutherland, Chartered Financial Planner at Acumen Financial Planning and should not be considered advice.

Acumen Financial Planning Ltd is authorised and regulated by the FCA, FRN 218745.

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