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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.
Most retired people have numerous regrets when it comes to retirement planning, including failing to put a plan together early enough in life.
Pensions and SIPP provider @sipp has promoted finance director Steve Lancaster to a newly-created role of chief operating officer role after he was one of the two people behind a management buy-out of the firm earlier this year.
The £432m private equity takeover of SIPPs and Financial Planning firm Mattioli Woods is set to complete in September following delays due to national security considerations.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has opened an investigation into failed DFM and SSAS investment firm Central Markets Investment Management (CMIM) Limited.
New research suggests that Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) are at the heart of many people’s retirement savings plans.
Only 39% (two out of five) of high earners are on track for a ‘comfortable’ retirement, according to new data.