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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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.
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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.
Annuity rates have climbed again meaning a 65-year-old with a £100,000 pension pot should be able to buy an annuity income of up to £7,144 per year, up from £7,027 two weeks ago and an increase of 20% on the same period last year.
Professional body the London Institute of Banking & Finance has been acquired by German educational technology provider IU Group for an undisclosed sum.
Wealth manager and platform Quilter says the ‘stronger nudge’ towards pensions guidance, introduced a year ago, has so far produced “lacklustre” results and needs to be beefed up.
Adviser platform Transact has criticised the approach some other platforms have taken towards cash handling and the use of cash interest.
The Department for Work and Pensions has proposed pushing back the deadline for mandatory adoption of the Pensions Dashboards Programme to October 2026.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared in default a Sipp adviser firm and three other advice firms.