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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1 in 3 over-60s have 'no plans' for tax-free cash
More than a third of people aged 60 to 78 have no plans for their tax-free cash, meaning they are risking a knee-jerk reaction to Budget rumours they could regret.
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InvestAcc completes £25m AJ Bell SIPP and SSAS acquisition
SIPP and SSAS provider InvestAcc Group has completed its acquisition of the AJ Bell Platinum SIPP and SSAS business for £25m.
The taxman has rubbished a report stating that many retirees will be "clobbered" with a 45% tax next April.
Changes to pension rules have provided members of older schemes with a "rare window of opportunity" to transfer to a new pension arrangement and retain any higher tax-free lump sum, a Sipps firm believes.
The James Hay Partnership has reported a "dramatic" increase in funds on platform.
A veteran pensions consultant with over 30 years of expertise, specialising in Sipps and SSAS, has left City Trustees to join Talbot and Muir.
More than six out of ten complaints about Sipps to the Financial Ombudsman Service have been upheld since 2013.
Britain is "sleepwalking towards an impoverished retirement" due to a major shortfall in retirement savings, a firm behind a year long study has warned.