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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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Tilley: Will Pensions Dashboards be a missed opportunity?
I can’t be alone in thinking that the recent House of Lords committee sessions on the Finance Bill and, in particular, discussion on bringing unused pension pots into scope for inheritance tax (IHT) made for interesting viewing.
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Budget sparks record top-ups for SIPPS and ISAs
The Budget rumours in recent weeks have sparked a record tax year so far for the number of people paying into SIPPs, stocks and shares ISAs, cash ISAs, JISAs and LISAs from Hargreaves Lansdown.
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Retirees risk shortfall in later life
Retirees are living longer than they ever expected – and their finances may not be keeping pace, according to new research.
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Tilley: Will Pensions Dashboards be a missed opportunity?
I can’t be alone in thinking that the recent House of Lords committee sessions on the Finance Bill and, in particular, discussion on bringing unused pension pots into scope for inheritance tax (IHT) made for interesting viewing.
Strike action by members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union at The Pensions Regulator has been suspended and staff returned to work last Wednesday.
Almost one in five (16%) of Britons had accessed funds from their pension savings without understanding the rules before doing so, according to a new report.
Almost one in five (16%) of schemes with under £100m in assets scrutinised by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) as part of a pilot into the effectiveness of its new rules over value for member assessments has opted to wind down.
A report this morning from Hargreaves Lansdown found that the pension gender gap continues to grow.
Almost a fifth of retirees are being forced to return to work or to consider doing so because of struggling finances, research from Standard Life has revealed.
Schroders and the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) have today launched what they've called a Lifetime Savings Initiative, a project to shine a light on the challenges facing UK savers.