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.
A major trial involving an alleged £13.7m pension transfer fraud has been set to take place in June 2022 after three people appeared in court this week.
STM Group, the international financial services provider which owns Carey Pensions, has reported a 48% drop in profit before taxation for the year ended 31 December.
The number of providers in the SIPP sector has fallen to its lowest level in nearly a decade due to a wave of mergers and takeovers, according to new data.
Both provider and product numbers are at their lowest levels since 2012, data produced for the latest issue of Financial Planning Today magazine, out later this week, reveals.
Since the start of 2020 there has been a fall in the number of SIPP products and providers, despite there being a steady growth in numbers prior to 2020.
Lloyds Banking Group is set to launch a £400m takeover of fast growing retirement and wealth management company Embark Group, according to a speculative report from Sky News over the weekend.
The FCA is to consult on introducing a new type of open-ended fund which invests in long-term illiquid assets.
XPS Self Invested Pensions is to waive its property purchase fee for property purchases for new SIPP and SSAS clients.