Latest Blogs
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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.
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Tilley: Will Pensions Dashboards be a missed opportunity?
I can’t be alone in thinking that the recent House of Lords committee sessions on the Finance Bill and, in particular, discussion on bringing unused pension pots into scope for inheritance tax (IHT) made for interesting viewing.
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Lisa Webster: A tiny step forward on IHT and pensions
Last month I talked about the headaches and liabilities of being a personal representative (PR) for a deceased’s estate when pensions are included for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes from 6 April 2027.
Popular News
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Scottish SIPP firm among 13 in default
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the industry-funded consumer compensation body, declared 13 regulated firms in default between August and November, including a Scottish SIPP firm, it reported this week.
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HNWIs face IHT risk by not recording gifts
Nearly half (45%) of HNWIs have no written record of what they’ve gifted to loved ones, according to new research, leaving them at risk of falling foul of IHT rules.
Under a third of pensions professionals believe pension dashboards will be of use by 2025.
SIPP provider Dentons Pensions has reported a 55% rise in new SIPPs business pushing its total number of schemes above 7,800.
Debbie Seaton and Nathan Bridgeman have launched a new SSAS provider, SeaBridge SSAS.
Defined benefit pension transfer values held up close to their record high for most of September but slipped in the last 10 days of the month due to a sharp increase in government bond yields.
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has upheld two complaints about Integrity IFA’s advice involving unregulated investments in SIPPs and scolded the advice firm for ignoring both clients and the ombudsman.
UK consumers over the age of 55 are less confident in being able to find a paid job than they were before the Coronavirus pandemic, according to new research.
More than half of the over 55s surveyed by Just Group did not believe they would be able to find a paid job, and only one in five who would like to work were confident they could find paid employment.