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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.
AJ Bell’s platform customer numbers increased by 66,000 over the past year to nearly 542,000, up almost 14%.
Younger workers are much more money-minded than people might expect and are saving aggressively to achieve an ambitious retirement, according to a new report.
The UK’s wealthiest retirees paid themselves annual pension income of around £3m each last year but lost almost half of that in tax, according to figures published for the first time today.
Two-thirds (64%) of individuals aged 50-59 would be interested in receiving targeted support suggestions from regulated firms, new research suggests.
Rumours of a tax rise in the Budget have encouraged 16% of people to plan to raid their pension pots for tax-free cash, according to new research.
Concerns over pensions adequacy remain a priority for some people, according to a survey from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).