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.
Fund platform and SIPP provider Fidelity has relaunched its consumer wealth management service as a restricted advice proposition called Fidelity Wealth Management.
Taking financial advice considerable boosts the confidence of UK retirement savers, according to a new report.
SIPP and SSAS provider Dentons has acquired Brown Shipley’s pension admin business and professional trustee company for an undisclosed sum.
Platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell will remove the VAT charge from its Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) from 1 October.
AIM-listed adviser platform and SIPP provider Nucleus, currently subject to a takeover battle, has reported assets under advice up by 8.1% to £17.4bn for Q4 2020.
The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) has extended its remote exam testing sessions to all its UK and international students sitting level 3 and 4 MCQ exams.