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.
IFG Group, which owns Sipp and SSAS wrap provider James Hay, has sold its Irish pension and advisory business to Willis Ireland for £10.8m.
A new directory of regulated financial advisers aimed at helping retirees following the pensions and annuities revolution has been given the green light.
Barnett Waddingham has purchased Harsant Pensions for an undisclosed figure, in a deal which will see the firm add more than 400 Sipp and 70 SSAS clients to its existing book of business.
More people would find it easier to explain the existence of ghosts and detail the offside rule than would be able to describe annuities and pensions.
A move by the Government designed to boost savers' pension funds by cutting down on 'excessive' charges may hit companies' incomes by £1bn – five times more than previously suggested.
The threat of a further levy hangs over advisers due to increased compensation linked to Sipp claims.