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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.
Investment platform and SIPP provider 7IM has acquired London-based Financial Planning firm Partners Wealth Management.
The number of complaints dealt with by the Financial Ombudsman Scheme has fallen to its lowest level for at least 7 years.
The FCA says that big tech firms like Google can do more to protect consumers in areas on the edge of the FCA's regulatory perimeter.
The number of pensions being fully withdrawn have risen 5.1% but the number of people taking regulated advice when entering drawdown has fallen by 10% in the first half of the year, according to the FCA’s Retirement Income Market data bulletin.
The FCA has advised firms to return to working from home where possible.
Defined benefit pension scheme members could still be waiting to receive payments as much as £25,000 following the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMP) Equalisations judgement in October 2018, according to a pensions consultancy.