Latest Blogs
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Tilley: Pensions Commission must push reform...and quickly
Recent news of the revival of a Pensions Commission was music to my ears.
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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.
Popular News
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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.
The FCA has warned of increased risk to consumers when overseas firms refer defined benefit (DB) scheme members to UK firms - including SIPP firms - for pension transfer advice.
SIPP provider and wealth manager Mattioli Woods has acquired a 50.1% stake in Lincoln-based mortgage adviser White Mortgages Ltd for £425,000.
Platform One has agreed to acquire fintech Gaudi and takeover the over £1bn of SIPP assets currently administered by the firm.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has begun an investigation into Chester-based pension adviser Arrow Financial Services UK Ltd, trading as Arrow Asset Management (FRN 528826).
Vanguard has reached a milestone of 500,000 clients - including SIPP customers - on its UK Personal Investor (UKPI) platform just under six years after it was launched.
Platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell has appointed former Hargreaves Lansdown director Fiona Clutterbuck as its new chair to replace outgoing chair Baroness Helena Morrissey.