Displaying items by tag: pensions

Tuesday, 14 June 2016 17:44

Claire Trott: Too many blame SIPPs for every pension problem

Claire Trott, Head of Pensions Technical, Talbot and Muir.

It seems today that if there is a problem with pensions or if people are looking for someone to blame for people losing money, then SIPPs seem to be at the front of the line.

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Tuesday, 14 June 2016 12:53

Only 1 in 4 mortgage-free over-50s use extra cash to boost pensions

Fewer than one in four over-50s who have paid off their mortgage use the extra cash they save to boost retirement savings, according to new research.

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Wednesday, 01 June 2016 12:05

Ex-chairman of AMPS dies after long battle with cancer

A former chairman of AMPS has died after a long battle with cancer.

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Tuesday, 31 May 2016 11:29

Many over 50s to shun £500 pension advice allowance

A proposed £500 allowance to enable people to use their pension savings to pay for advice would be shunned by nearly two thirds of over 50s.

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Monday, 23 May 2016 12:21

'Chance to crack down on fraud via SSAS has been missed'

measures were announced in the Queen's Speech but SSAS got no mention

The Government has missed a chance to crack down on pensions fraud through SSAS, a technical expert says.

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Tuesday, 17 May 2016 12:22

Sipp provider announces a 70% increase in its new business

Sipp provider @SIPP says there has been a 70% increase in new business for sales in the first quarter of 2016 compared to 2015.

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Monday, 16 May 2016 12:36

'Sweden and Australia put us in pensions slow lane'

Britain is stuck in the slow lane, lagging behind countries such as Australia, Sweden and the Netherlands when it comes to a pensions dashboard, the ex-Pensions Minister claims.

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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, 12 May 2016 10:58

Mike Morrison: Hell bent pension spenders hard to stop

Mike Morrison Head of Platform Technical, AJ Bell

How popular have the pension freedoms been? In the period running up to April 2015, I was often asked what I thought we would see with the advent of the pension freedoms.

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Wednesday, 11 May 2016 11:54