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.
Annuities have hit their highest level since December, according to new data.
A quarter (24%) of Britons have lost track of a pension, according to a new report.
Minister for Pensions Laura Trott has told a pension industry event there is “no easy solution” to the pension gender gap.
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has identified 12 ways to make UK assets more appealing to pension funds so the funds can help support the UK economy.
The FCA has today forced a further three firms to reverse the effects of misleading British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) offers.
New data published today by the Department for Work & Pensions shows the gender pension gap stood at 35% for the period between 2018-2020.