Latest Blogs
-
Tilley: Pensions Commission must push reform...and quickly
Recent news of the revival of a Pensions Commission was music to my ears.
-
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.
-
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).
-
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
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is investigating two failed adviser firms, including one hit with claims over SIPP advice.
Total advised customer numbers for platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell rose 10% year-on-year to 156,368 for the quarter ending 30 June.
The Competition and Markets Authority is to investigate the merger between platform Nucleus and SIPP provider Curtis Banks.
The majority of the £403m of claims to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in 2022/23 were due to investment and pension advice as well as SIPP operator failures.
Integrafin, parent company of adviser platform Transact, has reported advised client numbers climbed to a record 229,000 in the three months to the end of June.
Pension dashboard services firms have been urged to maximise the opportunities offered by the extended pensions dashboard deadline.