Latest Blogs
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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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Lisa Webster: A tiny step forward on IHT and pensions
Last month I talked about the headaches and liabilities of being a personal representative (PR) for a deceased’s estate when pensions are included for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes from 6 April 2027.
Popular News
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Scottish SIPP firm among 13 in default
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the industry-funded consumer compensation body, declared 13 regulated firms in default between August and November, including a Scottish SIPP firm, it reported this week.
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HNWIs face IHT risk by not recording gifts
Nearly half (45%) of HNWIs have no written record of what they’ve gifted to loved ones, according to new research, leaving them at risk of falling foul of IHT rules.
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.
SIPP provider and wealth manager Mattioli Woods has acquired Northern Ireland Financial Planner and SSAS adviser Doherty Pension & Investment Consultancy for £15.048m.
Barnett Waddingham’s SIPP business board has appointed SIPP market expert Mark Smith as an independent non-executive director.
The pension gender gap between single pensioners under 75 has reversed for the first time ever, according to analysis of DWP data.
A legal challenge against the Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to set up a redress scheme for former British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members has been scrapped.
People who switch from full-time to working part-time three days a week face a pension penalty of up to £119,000, according to new research.