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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 government-backed Money and Pensions Service (MAPS) has today launched Pension Wise Digital, a digital version of its face to face service, to expand its free guidance offering to more people.
The FCA has banned four financial advisers, three provisionally, over “reckless” pension transfer advice which has so far cost £13.4m in compensation payments.
The Financial Ombudsman Service has reported a record 8,734 fraud and scam cases in just a three-month period this year, the highest ever quarterly level.
New calculations from pension provider Aegon reveal that it would cost £250,000 to buy a lifetime guaranteed income to match the current state pension payout.
SSAS provider and tax adviser WBR Group has appointed corporate lawyer Roy Botterill as director of law.
The £432m private equity takeover of SIPPs and Financial Planning firm Mattioli Woods is set to complete this week after achieving High Court approval.