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.
Pensions and SIPP provider @SIPP has hired Matt Storey from XPS as its new head of business development.
Two former pension trustees are to face trial at Crown Court accused of arranging £700,000 in illegal loans and investments.
Platform and wealth manager Hargreaves Lansdown is to consult with shareholders after a revolt against board re-elections saw over 30% vote against the re-election of chair Deanna Oppenheimer.
Ian Taylor, co-founder and former CEO of Transact parent Integrafin, has died at the age of 58 after a short illness.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared as failed a Midlands financial adviser hit with a string of claims related to pensions and SIPPs.
The pensions industry has been given more time to prepare for the Pensions Dashboards next year.