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Tuesday, 27 May 2014 11:39

AMPS chairman predicts further rise in Sipps complaints

The chairman of the Sipp providers' association AMPS has forecast a further rise in the number of complaints about Sipps.

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Friday, 23 May 2014 14:34

Lifetime allowance must go say AMPS Conference attendees

AMPS Conference attendees say that the death of annuities is premature but the lifetime allowance must go. Some 77% of attendees agreed that the lifetime allowance should be abolished.

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Wednesday, 21 May 2014 07:00

AMPS Conference gets under way at critical time for sector

The Annual Conference of AMPS (the Association of Member-directed Pension Schemes) gets under way today (Weds 21 May) in London at a critical time for the sector, says chairman Neil MacGillivray.

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Tuesday, 20 May 2014 17:10

Andrew Roberts' Blog: Why SSAS statistics are hard to come by

On Wednesday 21 May, Chris Jones of Suffolk Life will take to the stage at the Annual AMPS conference to give an update on the Sipp market.

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Wednesday, 26 March 2014 12:12

Andrew Roberts blog: Unrestricted drawdown – a catalyst for simplification?

With all the recent chatter about drawdown reform, no one spotted that the Government would advocate unrestricted access to pension pots for all.

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Friday, 07 March 2014 16:43

Andrew Roberts blog: Are you working with me, or against me?

Commentators, regulators and even the industry itself have all struggled to split the SIPP market into neatly labelled boxes to highlight the wide range of products under the SIPP moniker.

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Thursday, 13 February 2014 07:22

Andrew Roberts blog: Industry in need of a unanimous investment decision

Calls for a return of the "permitted investment list" for self-invested pensions (SIPPs, SSASs and QROPSs) continue.

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Wednesday, 08 January 2014 14:43

Andrew Roberts' blog: Governance in small trust-based DC schemes

We start 2014 knowing that the Pensions Regulator will be looking to improve governance in small trust-based DC schemes following the publication of Code of Practice 13 in November.

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Thursday, 14 November 2013 00:00

Andrew Roberts' blog: Should HMRC pre-vet schemes?

So my first month away from AMPS in six years and I was suffering from cold turkey when I saw the release of new guidance by the FCA together with the announcement of a third thematic review.

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