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.
XPS Pensions has promoted 11 new partners and more than 150 people across its actuarial, pensions, investment, administration, SIPP and analytics businesses.
The FCA has warned of increased risk to consumers when overseas firms refer defined benefit (DB) scheme members to UK firms - including SIPP firms - for pension transfer advice.
SIPP provider and wealth manager Mattioli Woods has acquired a 50.1% stake in Lincoln-based mortgage adviser White Mortgages Ltd for £425,000.
Platform One has agreed to acquire fintech Gaudi and takeover the over £1bn of SIPP assets currently administered by the firm.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has begun an investigation into Chester-based pension adviser Arrow Financial Services UK Ltd, trading as Arrow Asset Management (FRN 528826).
Vanguard has reached a milestone of 500,000 clients - including SIPP customers - on its UK Personal Investor (UKPI) platform just under six years after it was launched.