Latest Blogs
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Tilley: Pensions Commission must push reform...and quickly
Recent news of the revival of a Pensions Commission was music to my ears.
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Lisa Webster: Till pensions do us part
There have been some fluctuations in recent years but overall divorce rates in the UK have been in decline since the 1990s.
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Tilley: Let’s end the SIPP vs SSAS debate for good
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).
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Lisa Webster: Pre-Budget withdrawals are spiking again
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.
Popular News
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SIPP market tops 6m plans but may be peaking - study
The SIPP market has grown strongly in the past year with a record 6m+ SIPPs in force and £650bn invested, according to MoretoSIPPs, the specialist consultancy headed by SIPP industry veteran John Moret.
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AMPS reappoints Debbie Seaton as chair
The Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS), a trade body for SIPP and SSAS providers, has reappointed Debbie Seaton of Seabridge SSAS as its chair.
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Nest abandoned by 10m workers
Less than a third of members of the Nest Pension scheme are paying into their retirement pots, according to new data released under an FOI request.
The FCA has promised to reduce the FSCA levy from 2025 by 10% a year - but only if it can reduce the number of consumers being harmed by rogue financial services companies.
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.