Recent news of the revival of a Pensions Commission was music to my ears.

There have been some fluctuations in recent years but overall divorce rates in the UK have been in decline since the 1990s.

As you might know from my previous columns on SIPPs Professional, I am, and have been for some time, a huge advocate for Small Self-Administered Schemes (SSAS).

Ever since “tax-free cash” changed its official name to “pension commencement lump sum” back in 2006 there have been pre-Budget rumours that it was going to change – and not for the better.

Investment platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell has reported 6% growth in advised customer numbers (year on year) to 182,000 for the three months ended 30 September.

The State Pension age (SPA) should only be increased if there is a corresponding rise in healthy life expectancy, according to trade body Pensions UK.

A fifth of HNWs aged 55 and over, 19%, are unaware that unused private pensions will be liable for inheritance tax from April 2027.