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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.
Advisers are deeply concerned at how Government tinkering with pension reform legislation is affecting their ability to help clients, a Sipps firm has reported.
The latest annuity data has suggested customers with smaller pension pots have immediately started to use the new freedoms to take their cash lump sum, according to the ABI.
Scottish independence could make "a mockery" of annuities and cause significant adverse affects for pensioners, an advisory firm fears.
Barnett Waddingham has purchased Chase de Vere's Sipp and SSAS book for an undisclosed fee, it announced this morning.
The Budget pension reforms do pose a risk of leading to misselling, the FCA's chief executive has admitted, following concerns raised by MPs.
The annual contribution limit and transfer restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust will be lifted, the Pensions Minister announced this morning.