Inheritance tax stays the highest monetary concern amongst rich Britons, adopted by gifting with out shedding management and sustaining life, based on analysis from RBC Wealth Administration.
The examine was carried out with 600 respondents with a minimal of £500,000 in investible property.
In contrast with the earlier 12 months, IHT issues elevated, climbing nearly a 3rd by 8 share factors throughout the generations to 35%, with a 16 share factors rise in these aged 55 and over.
The analysis additionally revealed that thrice extra girls than males hesitated to use for wealth merchandise due to a lack of awareness.
In the meantime issues continued over capital positive aspects tax will increase amongst all age teams.
Nick Ritchie, senior director of wealth planning at RBC, mentioned: “The survey outcomes level to the rich re-evaluating later life priorities and wealth stewardship, a development doubtless prompted by the UK’s unsure political and financial future, which may probably alter the longer term panorama of intergenerational transfers.”
He added that it was attention-grabbing that the youthful rich had been exhibiting the very best stage of concern over wealth switch, based on the analysis.
Throughout the generations, IHT remained the primary concern regardless of ongoing hypothesis of a possible tax lower, leaping from 27% within the prior 12 months’s survey to 35% (equal to a 12% and 16% year-on-year rise for 25-34 12 months olds and 55-65 12 months olds respectively).
The ballot additionally discovered that rich Brits had been involved about gifting with out shedding management or giving an excessive amount of too quickly, notably amongst 35-54 12 months olds (which noticed the sharpest year-on-year rise from 16% to 23%), and ladies (climbing from 20% to 29%).
Not figuring out how a lot is sufficient to keep life in later life was additionally a priority for respondents, with these closest to retirement ages most involved (31%). The survey confirmed that youthful, pre-retirement respondents had been more and more frightened (24%) about this subject in comparison with the prior 12 months (20%).
Adjustments to the Capital Positive factors Tax fee was one other high concern for rich respondents, with these in pre-retirement ages (aged 55-65) most involved (27% in 2023 vs 14% in 2022). The survey confirmed that male respondents had been extra frightened (26%) in comparison with feminine respondents (19%).
The analysis by RBC additionally discovered that just about 30% of girls have hesitated to use for wealth administration merchandise because of a lack of awareness, in contrast with solely 10% of males, with girls additionally quite a bit much less assured than males in relation to funding administration and diversifying property.
Some 81% of girls mentioned they’d profit from extra steerage in contrast with 67% of males and 71% of girls mentioned they required steerage in contrast with 66% of males.
Annabel Bosman, head of relationship administration at RBC, mentioned: “The truth that thrice extra girls than males hesitated to use for wealth administration companies in 2023 due to a lack of awareness can’t be ignored, notably in gentle of the bumpy highway forward of us.”
• Survey commissioned by RBC Wealth Administration and carried out in collaboration with Kantar Media in October 2023 with 600 respondents with a minimal of £500,000 in investible property.