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.
The Investment Association (IA) has launched a new technology tool to help investors find lost assets.
FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi has defended the pay packages of staff - some of whom went on strike this week - as “possibly the best package” among UK regulators.
A fifth (19%) of financial advisers admit they have not heard of the FCA’s new Consumer Duty and have not considered changes they may need to make.
One in five (19%) of divorcees will be significantly financially worse off in retirement because of a divorce, according to a new report.
Phil Smith, founder and former group CEO of Embark, has been appointed as a non-executive director at fintech and support services firm Fintel.
Over two thirds (72%) of financial advisers think providers do not give enough clear and consistent information about how to complete expressions of wishes.