The Annual Conference of AMPS (the Association of Member-directed Pension Schemes) gets under way today (Weds 21 May) in London at a critical time for the sector, says chairman Neil MacGillivray.
Two new senior managers are set to take up roles at a Sipp and SSAS company.
A newly appointed pension technical manager is set to take up his role at a Sipp firm later this month.
The Tax Incentivised Savings Association will hold two workshops covering key aspects of Sipps for professionals who are new to the sector.
Demand for drawdown via Sipps and SSAS will grow as a result of the Budget, a specialist firm has predicted.
The FCA has issued a warning to firms advising on switches to Sipps after an assessment found "serious and ongoing failings".
Zurich has decided to extend its family-linking facility on its retail platform which includes trustee investment from Sipps and SSAS.
Advisory group Taylor Patterson has launched a new range of lower cost SSAS products in response to the "rising costs and onerous administration requirements" of winding up SSAS pensions.
Staff at a Sipps firm managed to skip for a whole day to raise over £2,000 for a Down's Syndrome charity.
A former chairman of the Association of Member Directed Pension Schemes has called for more plain speaking from the FCA – as the regulator reached its first anniversary.