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.
The 12 month CPI rate of inflation - the most widely used inflation measure - spiked up in January to 3% from 2.5% in December.
Platform Abrdn Adviser has removed the product administration charge for SIPP and onshore bond products for all new and existing clients on its Wrap platform from today.
SSAS administrator and tax adviser WBR Group has acquired the small self-administered pension scheme (SSAS) book of Standard Life for an undisclosed sum.
Sales of pension annuity contracts jumped 24% in 2024 to 89,600, according to new data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Men’s DC pension pots are twice the size of women’s on average, according to new analysis from pensions consultancy Broadstone.
The aggregate surplus of DB pension schemes climbed to £239bn at the end of January, according to the latest Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 Index.