Breakfast seminars on Sipps and SSAS to help advisers

Special breakfast events to help advisers untangle the web of rule changes to pensions – particularly their impact on Sipps and SSAS - will take place in April. Changes to death benefits and intergenerational planning opportunities will be among the key topics at the seminars put on by Sipp and SSAS provider Talbot and Muir.They begin with a focus on the current Sipp and SSAS markets, paying particular attention to the challenges that might face advisers and providers following the introduction of the pension reforms in April.The events will be held across the South East and East Anglia in April 2015 and will consist of a series of four presentations.They will take place between 14 and 22 April and a director of Talbot and Muir will host each one.{desktop}{/desktop}{mobile}{/mobile}Guest speaker, Julia Kirkland, managing partner at Financial Services Training Partners, will discuss how to write compliant pension transfer reports that focus on the pension reforms.Her career in the investment management arena spans over 30 years' and she has led several FSTP Investment Sector open courses whilst also writing for Citywire and working for The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.The seminars will also feature Claire Trott, head of technical support at Talbot and Muir, who has over 13 years' experience in the pensions industry.She will use her breadth of knowledge of the Sipp market to examine the practical applications of the pension and death benefit reforms in both the Sipp and SSAS sectors.Ms Trott said: "April sees a seismic change in the UK pension market. It will be imperative that advisers are fully conversant with the new legislation and able to pass this knowledge onto their clients."Our seminars are designed to help advisers to ensure their clients can benefit fully whilst remaining compliant in an ever more regulated environment."The biggest area of interest we have seen in the run up to April has been the changes to death benefits and intergenerational planning opportunities. So this will be an obvious focus for these sessions."Details· London: Tuesday, 14th April - Holiday Inn, Gatwick, RH10 4SS· Cambridge: Thursday 16th April - Holiday Inn, Cambridge, CB24 9PH· Norwich: Tuesday 21st April - Dunston Hall, Norwich , NR14 8PQ· Essex: Wednesday 22nd April - Ivy Hill Hotel, Margaretting, CM4 0EHPlaces are limited and participants are advised to register for the events on Talbot and Muir's website.

Breakfast seminars on Sipps and SSAS to help advisers

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