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.
NatWest is to acquire a majority shareholding in Cushon, the workplace savings and pensions fintech, for £144m.
The DWP has appointed experienced FCA regulator executive Mary Starks to lead a review of the The Pensions Regulator.
Pensions and employee benefits firm Broadstone is to acquire York-based consulting actuaries H&C.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has today declared 13 firms in default - most of them adviser businesses - opening the door to clients claiming compensation.
More than one in four over-55s (26%) believe they will still be working past 70 due to the cost of living crisis, according to a new survey.
Wealth manager and SIPP provider Mattioli Woods has today reported a sharp rise in pre-tax profits by 45% to £4.8m in its interim results for the six months ended 30 November.