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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.
Pension savers could be left more than £70,000 poorer in retirement due to overlooking charges when transferring their funds, provider People’s Partnership has warned.
The annuity market is buoyant as the Bank of England’s rate pause has encourage people to take the plunge, according to Hargreaves Lansdown.
The FCA has secured a bankruptcy order against father and son directors of a collapsed SIPP introducer who failed to pay back £10.7m in restitution to clients.
The FSCS has declared nine financial services firms - including failed SIPP provider Rowanmoor - in default during December and January, including several financial advisers.
SIPP and SSAS provider body the Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS) has called on the DWP to announce a timetable for decisions over the future of its general levy.
The Financial Services Compensation scheme has declared two financial advice firms as failed including a firm which provided advice on SIPPs.