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Friday, 16 December 2016 10:15

MacGillivray: My one regret in leaving AMPS chair role

Neil MacGillivray, ex-chairman of the Association of Member-directed Pension Schemes and head of technical support at James Hay Partnership

After serving six years on the AMPS Committee, three years of which as Chairman, I felt that it was the right time to step down and let someone else take the helm.

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Wednesday, 17 August 2016 10:29

MacGillivray: FCA alert comes after horse has bolted

Neil MacGillivray, chairman of the Association of Member-directed Pension Schemes and head of technical support at James Hay Partnership

The FCA advised AMPS at the beginning of August that they had issued an alert highlighting some of the risks arising from authorised firms accepting business from unauthorised introducers and lead generators.

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Wednesday, 15 June 2016 12:25

Neil MacGillivray: I fear more seismic changes

In the lead up to the Spring budget there was a fair amount of speculation about what major (negative) changes were going to be made to pensions.

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Friday, 04 March 2016 09:55

Neil MacGillivray: Time for a punt on pensions?

I try to avoid speculating on the outcomes of the Budget. However as this year’s fast approaches one can’t help but take a great deal of interest on the various views being expressed on what will be the aftermath of the Green Paper – Strengthening the incentive to save: a consultation on pension tax relief. So I think this time I will take a punt.

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Tuesday, 15 December 2015 09:01

Neil MacGillivray: Why can't taxman be more like my puppy?

Two things have happened at the beginning of this month that will have a major impact on my life.

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Wednesday, 30 September 2015 10:43

Neil MacGillivray: Time bomb ticking

Now nominations are nothing new, members have been able to nominate dependants to receive pension death benefits and beneficiaries to receive a lump sum.

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Wednesday, 26 August 2015 09:40

Neil MacGillivray: I hope tax relief decisions not already taken

I would recommend that everyone takes time to read the Green Paper called 'strengthening the incentive to save' – a consultation on pension tax relief.

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Monday, 06 July 2015 10:41

Neil MacGillivray: Bleak future beckons for state pension

The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) has recently issued its annual Fiscal Sustainability Report. This report looks at how government spending and revenues may evolve over the next 50 years and how this will impact on public sector net debt.

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Wednesday, 27 May 2015 09:10

MacGillivray Blog: AMPS conference a great success

This year's AMPS annual conference was a great success with a 120 attendees and a wide and varied range of subject matter covered. As always there were number of topics which will be of interest to advisers.

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Wednesday, 22 April 2015 12:26