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I joined the industry at the start of 2005, when A-day was approaching and a whole new world of simplified pensions was on the horizon.
I’ve spent the last few weeks travelling the length of the country talking about the Retirement Outcomes Review (ROR) and what it means for advisers and their clients.
As everyone makes their way back to work following a glorious, if politically fuelled summer, it feels that the push has started towards the end of the year.
You may be forgiven for thinking regulations in respect of workplace pensions has little to do with SIPPs, yet recent proposals from the FCA could catch many thousands of SIPPs in the workplace net.
Recent developments in the Brexit saga and an inevitable snap general election led the Government to put the Sajid Javid’s Autumn Budget on hold last week to focus on getting Brexit done.
An independent pension commission is something for which we at AJ Bell have long campaigned.