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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.
Cheshire-based adviser firm Holborn Assets Ltd (FRN 648817) has been declared in default by the FSCS, opening the door to ex-clients to make claims for compensation.
The average household is £31,546 short in their savings of the amount needed to give them a moderate standard of living in retirement, four times higher than five years ago.
FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi has pledged to “revolutionise financial advice” as part of a package of reforms to break down the barriers to business growth in financial services.
The change to the treatment of pensions under inheritance tax rules due to take force from 2027 will exacerbate existing delays in probate cases, according to a report from wealth manager and Financial Planner Quilter.
The aggregate surplus of DB pension schemes dipped to £226.2bn at the end of December, according to the latest Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 Index.
New analysis of FCA fines data has revealed that the total amount of financial penalties imposed by the regulator in 2024 tripled compared to 2023.