Sipps Professional columnist Claire Trott wants to see all providers and platforms to be able to carry out electronic in-specie transfers, saying it can only be beneficial for consumers and industry alike.
A former Hornbuckle and Standard Life Sipp consultant has been handed a role by Yorsipp to oversee its business in Northern Ireland and Scotland as both countries show a strong demand for Sipps.
Net new business in Hargreaves Lansdown’s Sipp nominee accounts was £1.2 billion for the last six months of 2015.
A Sipp and SSAS provider has reported it had a 25% increase in commercial property investment in 2015.
A law firm has bolstered its expanding Sipp department with the appointment of a new associate.
A Sipp expert has questioned whether the FCA has the resources to police the new capital adequacy rules taking effect in September and what punishments firms failing to meet the requirements will face.
Rupert Curtis, the chief executive of Curtis Banks, says Suffolk Life was the perfect match for his firm after the £45m deal to acquire it from Legal & General was revealed.
James Jones-Tinsley column: Time for Sipp firms to resolve long-running issue with FCA.
Last October, the FCA released a consultation paper entitled pension reforms – proposed changes to our rules and guidance.
Last October, the FCA released a consultation paper entitled pension reforms – proposed changes to our rules and guidance.
FSCS bosses said today they see no end to the high numbers of Sipp-related advice complaints next year.
A Sipps expert fears the Government may be underestimating the complexity and costs attached to a new a flat rate of tax relief, amid reports this morning that such a change will be announced imminently.