FNZ, the platform ‘engine’ behind many UK investment platforms, has appointed Alastair Conway as its new CEO for the UK and South Africa.

The Financial Conduct Authority is to speed up the removal of regulated activities from firms failing to use their permissions.

Pensions expert Steve Webb has warned that an extra two and half million taxpayers could face being dragged into the higher rate tax over the course of the current Parliament.

Amber flags are being raised on potentially low-risk pension transfers due to a ‘weakness’ relating to overseas investments in the new rules, according to a new report.

In his second article for this new column for SIPPs Professional, leading SIPP and SSAS figure Martin Tilley, a director at Westbridge, looks at how selling a business can affect SSAS planning:

It is nearly 50 years since the concept of the Small Self-Administered Scheme (SSAS) was introduced and, despite their unique features as a retirement planning vehicle, it remains a much underused tool in the Financial Planning process.