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Friday, 25 November 2016 15:25
John Moret: MPAA and the threat to pension tax relief
Showing my age, one of my all time favourite Motown songs is: “The world is like a great big onion” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. I am reminded of this classic at every budget or autumn statement because our pensions world has been growing like an onion – with layer upon layer of complexity added almost every time the Chancellor gets to his feet.
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Monday, 28 November 2016 15:22
FCA may introduce tougher scrutiny of retirement income sector
The FCA is mulling proposals to introduce two new regulatory returns to collect more data about the retirement income market from providers of retirement income products.
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Friday, 18 November 2016 13:15
FCA wants consideration of greater pooling of pension fund assets
The Financial Conduct Authority wants the fund sector to explore the potential benefits of greater pooling of pension scheme assets in an effort to cut costs as part of its review of the asset management sector.
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Friday, 14 October 2016 10:31
Guest column: Sipp illustrations that just don’t illustrate
In six months’ time, April 2017, all Sipp providers will need to have changed their illustration systems so that they show the margin they retain on cash holdings, writes Elaine Turtle, director of DP Pensions.
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Friday, 07 October 2016 15:32
Revealed: Pension firms with highest FCA complaints
The FCA league tables for most complained about pensions firms have been unveiled.
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Monday, 08 August 2016 11:03
John Moret: End of era for Sipps world
After reflecting on developments in the SIPP market over the last few weeks I’ve concluded that it’s definitely a case of out with the old and in with the new.
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Thursday, 14 July 2016 13:02
FCA to review consumer drawdown without adviser
Consumers choosing income drawdown without using a regulated adviser are to come under the regulatory spotlight.
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Wednesday, 08 June 2016 09:47
Royal Mint opens its gold bullion to SIPPs and SSASs
The Royal Mint has made Royal Mint gold bullion eligible for holding in SIPPS and SSASs.
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Friday, 13 May 2016 11:53
Pensions freedoms 'potential trigger for future mass mis-selling'
The pension freedom reforms are a “potential trigger for future mass mis-selling”, MPs have warned.
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Thursday, 28 April 2016 11:57
John Moret: Big isn’t always the best
Earlier this week I spoke at a TISA seminar on Mastertrusts. I was a bit of an interloper – Mastertrusts are certainly not my specialist subject – but I was asked to talk about lessons to be learnt from the Sipp market.
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