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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.
Three financial advisers who pocketed almost £6m in ‘marketing fees’ relating to an SIPP which included inappropriate high-risk bonds, have been penalised almost £4m by the FCA and prohibited from any regulated activity.
The number of teachers opting out of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme has climbed 14% to 13,112 during the past 12 months, data collected by the Department for Education has revealed.
Average transfer times for DC pensions fell by 14.2 in the 18 months to the end of June 2024, according to new figures published by fintech Origo.
The High Court has approved a plan to return money and customer assets to clients of failed Newcastle-based wealth manager WealthTek which has a SIPP arm.
An industry-wide awareness week on pensions dashboards will return in September and will feature a range of online events designed to encourage knowledge sharing, insight, and best practice as companies prepare for the dashboards connections starting in eight months.
Pension schemes are in favour of the Labour government introducing tax incentives to increase pension investment in UK growth, according to a new survey.