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James Jones-Tinsley: Guided Retirement Duty could be game changer
During May, the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), sponsored by The Pensions Regulator (TPR), concluded that defined contribution (DC) pension savers – including those in SIPPs, as well as in Workplace Pensions - require more guidance when choosing suitable retirement products.
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Lisa Webster: Overcomplicated rules are a threat
It may be more than a year since the Lifetime Allowance was formally abolished but issues are still emerging from the mess made by rushed legislation.
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Lisa Webster: To gift or not to gift?
Since the announcement that pensions are to be included in estates for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes the question of whether those with large pension pots should be giving some funds away has become increasingly common.
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Barnett Waddingham appoints new CEO of BW SIPP
Pensions and SIPP consultancy Barnett Waddingham has promoted Nick Cooper to be CEO of BW SIPP, as the business says it enters a new phase focused on market growth.
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State pension gender gap ‘almost eliminated’
The gender pension gap has been almost completely eliminated when it comes to the state pensions of people retiring today, according to new data.
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Pension transfer times fell after tax year end
Simpler pension transfers took an average of just 10.8 days to complete as the industry moved out of the busy tax year end period and into early summer.
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Pension saving strong, but gender gap remains
Pension savers have maintained strong contribution levels in the first half of 2025, sustaining the record momentum seen in 2024, according to new analysis of their own customers by PensionBee.
STM Group, the international financial services provider which owns SIPP firm Carey Pensions, has reported a drop in revenue and profit for the first six months of the year.
A typical young adult aged 20-40 wants to retire at 59 with an annual retirement income of £26,000, according to new research.
Revenue increased 29.4% to £31.7m at SIPP provider Curtis Banks for the first half of 2021, but adjusted profit before tax remained steady at £6.3m.
Over 325,000 people have successfully applied for protection against breaching the Lifetime Allowance, according to a Freedom of Information response.
Platform and SIPP provider James Hay is to rebrand as Nucleus following its £145m takeover of the Nucleus platform which will see sweeping executive and company changes.
Over 15 million (78%) non-retired married people have no idea about the value of their spouse’s pensions, according to a new report.