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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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Failed SIPP firm clients updated ahead of legal judgment
Clients of failed SIPP provider Hartley Pensions Limited - who have had funds ring-fenced - have been given an update from joint administrators UHY Hacker Young ahead of a legal judgment expected in late October.
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5 year gap between dream retirement age and expectation
While people dream about retiring at 62 they do not expect to be able to retire until they hit 67, according to new research.
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Sales of escalating annuities surge
Sales of escalating Guaranteed Income for Life annuities that have some inflation protection, accounted for a fifth of all sales in 2024/25 and have increased by 17% year-on-year.
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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.
Retirement sales at Aviva jumped by a third last year to £9.4bn, up from £7.1bn in 2023, the company said in its annual results published today.
The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has warned policymakers and the pensions industry to adapt to help gen Z’s retirement prospects which will be hit by their ‘unique’ financial pressures.
Simple defined contribution pension transfers took an average of 10.5 days to complete last year, according to new data.
Failed West Yorkshire adviser firm Reis Financial Planning Ltd (FRN: 673257) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme today after a first claim against the firm was upheld.
Four providers accounted for over two thirds of all personal pension recommendations from financial advisers using Defaqto’s Engage software in 2024.
More than 2 in 3 workers (70%) expect to delay retirement and continue to work due to financial reasons, according to a new report.