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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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.
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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.
Millions of public sector workers may need financial advice to guide them through their pension options as the Government decides how to respond to the McCloud judgment on age discrimination.
Over three quarters (85%) of retired people over 50 think they retired too early, according to a new survey.
The XPS Pension Transfer Watch Index for September saw pension transfer activity plummet at the same time as scam alerts surged - with 62% of pension transfers highlighted as potential scams.
Speeding up applications through the use of electronic signatures and digital due diligence is key for SIPP providers, according to a new survey of financial advisers.
The FCA has today banned indefinitely two directors of an IFA firm for their roles in submitting “false and misleading information” about customers’ high net worth status when making SIPP applications.
Wealth managers, professional associations, regulators, investment and protection providers have signed up to the Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter.