Latest Columns
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Lisa Webster: Good news from DWP for SIPPs but not SSAS
The DWP has just released its long-awaited consultation on the SIPP transfer regulations – and...
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Lisa Webster: Should tax-free cash always be taken?
Since the Lifetime Allowance was abolished and replaced with the Lump Sum Allowance (LSA) and lump sum...
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Tilley: Are we asking too much of pension savers?
Working in UK pensions, I’ve always accepted that the system evolves. Fiscal pressures change,...
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Lisa Webster: Beware IHT and pensions double taxation
One of the most disliked aspects of bringing pensions into the estate for inheritance tax (IHT)...
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Tilley: Rebooting the FOS makes sense
I’ve written before about the lack of coherence in the UK’s pension complaints landscape and it...
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James Jones-Tinsley: The pension challenges ahead
On 19 May, the Pensions Commission published its Interim Report on the state of retirement saving in the UK.
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AI could bridge advice gap say pension professionals
A third (34%) of pension professionals believe artificial intelligence will boost member advice and guidance and help to close the advice gap, according to a new report.
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4 in 10 over-55s have no plans for pension lump sum
Nearly 40% of over 55s (38%) have no plan in place for the tax-free cash they can get from their pension.
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Lisa Webster: Good news from DWP for SIPPs but not SSAS
The DWP has just released its long-awaited consultation on the SIPP transfer regulations – and it’s largely encouraging news. As an employee of a reputable SIPP provider the changes are positive. SSAS providers may be less enthusiastic about some of the proposals.
Pension consultancy and administrator XPS Pension Group has reported 8% growth in revenues over the past year thanks to strong growth in advisory revenue, according to a trading update ahead of its full year results in June.
The FCA has relaunched its pension transfer ‘advice checker’ tool for consumers to help them assess whether they have received unsuitable advice.
Almost three quarters (72%) of UK adults have never completed an expression of wish form for their pension.
Platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell has reported total customer numbers rose 21% over the past year and 5% in the past quarter to 418,309, according to its Q2 trading update.
Seven in ten pension transfer requests made in March showed indicators according to the XPS Pension Scam Flag Index.
Just over one in four workplace pension savers (26%) fear their pension pot will fail to provide enough to live on at retirement, according to a new report from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).