Latest Blogs
-
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.
-
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).
-
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.
-
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.
Popular News
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
The £242m merger of platform Nucleus and SIPP and SSAS provider Curtis Banks has received regulatory approval after the conclusion of a review by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Investment vehicle Pension SuperFund Capital has lowered its offer for SIPP provider STM Group from 70p per share to 67p per share.
Standard Life has re-entered the annuity market as annuity rates rise and demand for annuities surges.
The Financial Conduct Authority plans to fine company directors Toni Fox £681,536 and David Price £632,594 over their roles in £392m of mostly "flawed" pensions transfers.
The FCA has issued new guidance to advisers on giving pension transfer advice to vulnerable clients.
Pension transfer activity has continued its downward decline, hitting a five year low in July and dropping to half the level seen a year earlier.