Latest Blogs
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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.
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Tilley: Will Pensions Dashboards be a missed opportunity?
I can’t be alone in thinking that the recent House of Lords committee sessions on the Finance Bill and, in particular, discussion on bringing unused pension pots into scope for inheritance tax (IHT) made for interesting viewing.
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Lisa Webster: A tiny step forward on IHT and pensions
Last month I talked about the headaches and liabilities of being a personal representative (PR) for a deceased’s estate when pensions are included for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes from 6 April 2027.
Popular News
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Management buy out at former STM Group
The management buy out (MBO) of Global Pension Corporation (GPC), formerly known as SIPP and SSAS provider STM Group, has been completed today, the firm has said.
Adviser platform Wealthtime says it may make it own acquisitions following the completion of its takeover by European private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has responded to a bid from former Pensions Minister Stephen Timms MP to make pension guidance appointments automatic.
SIPP provider Curtis Banks has received the go ahead from the FCA to complete its acquisition of rival Talbot and Muir.
The FSCS is working through nearly 1,000 potential claims against SIPP operator Guinness Mahon which collapsed in February.
A convicted criminal accountant who defrauded a pension scheme of £292,000 has been ordered to repay the money.
The DWP is set to "nudge" more DC pension savers to get guidance from Pension Wise - the government consumer help service - when they near taking pension benefits.