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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.
The turmoil in the bond markets has caused annuity incomes to soar by almost 50% in the last three years, new data shows.
Unity SIPP, part of the failed PSG SIPP (PSGS) business, has been sold to Pathlines Pensions UK Limited, formerly London & Colonial (LCS).
Change management specialist Marc Harris has joined the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) as its new chief operating officer.
The financial services sector has seen a sharp fall in optimism since Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget in October, according to the latest quarterly CBI Financial Services Survey.
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned several advertisements for investment platform and SIPP provider Wahed Invest which showed US and Euro banknotes on fire.
Women over 55 will receive nearly £6,000 less in pension income annually than men while spending £1,200 more than their expected pension income each year in retirement.