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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.
Macclesfield-based pension adviser The Chambers Partnership Ltd (FRN 495472) has been declared in default by the FSCS, opening the door to at least one compensation claim.
The DB Pensions Transfer Value Index compiled by XPS Pensions increased by 2.6% during November to £156,000, the biggest increase seen since March.
Fintech and data provider Defaqto has unveiled new independent Consumer Duty Profiles for the top 20 most-frequently recommended discretionary MPS portfolios.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme faces a payout of up to £124m after declaring collapsed SIPP and SSAS firm Rowanmoor as failed.
New research by the ABI has revealed that 76% of the people it included in an advice 'experiment' made decisions leading to a better financial outcome when guidance was ‘personalised’ to an individual’s circumstances.
Birmingham-based BlueSky Wealth Management Ltd (FRN: 446963) has failed, opening the door to claims against the firm through the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).