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.
There are now nearly 612,000 people aged 90 or over living in the UK, with the number heading upwards, according to analysis of official figures from retirement specialist Just Group.
Only 60% of professional investors are prepared financially for longer life cycles, with a high proportion, 40%, highlighting a lack of preparedness.
Savers continue to face unnecessary delays when transferring their pensions, with the latest data revealing that some transfers take more than two months to complete.
From 6 April, the state pension will increase by 4.1%, as calculated by the ‘triple lock’, and so above the latest inflation figure of 2.8%.
Industry collaboration fintech Origo’s newly-launched Unipass Transfer Tracking service has seen more than 10,000 pension transfers searched for by advisers since it went live on Monday 3 March.
AJ Bell has agreed to sell its Platinum SIPP and SSAS business to InvestAcc Group for £25m, with the deal expected to complete in the second half of this year.