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Pensions and Financial Planning income boost for Walker Crips

Income from Financial Planning, wealth management and pensions saw an increase at Walker Crips according to its latest set of figures for the year ended 31 March.

Record £2.3bn withdrawn under Pension Freedoms

A record £2.3bn was taken out of pensions pots under Pension Freedoms rules in the second quarter of 2018, HMRC figures have revealed.

Guest column - Lee Halpin @sipp: Do investment pathways strengthen the case for CRPs?

At first glance, how the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) intends to improve retirement outcomes for non-advised consumers may appear of little relevance to advisers. And with no short supply of regulatory changes affecting their businesses’, many advisers might have concluded that the time spent reading CP18/17 was more a luxury than a necessity.

Scottish SIPP firm doubles profits and targets England growth

Glasgow-based SIPP firm @sipp has announced a two-fold increase in profits for the year ended 31 March.

Disposable income of retirees grows fastest

New figures from the Office of National Statistics have revealed that retired households saw a bigger jump in disposable income than their non-retired counterparts.

STM expands senior staff as it looks for takeovers

STM Group, the cross-border financial services group which offers an International SIPP, is planning to expand its senior staff as the firm seeks to grow through acquisition.