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Friday, 09 August 2019 09:06
Claire Trott: More fun and games in the world of SIPPs
The retirement outcomes review continues to cause fun and games in the world of pensions. Particularly for those with more complex pension products.
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Thursday, 08 August 2019 11:25
Pension transfer values and volumes increase during July
Transfer values rose during July 2019, while the number of DB transfers also increased, according to XPS Transfer Watch, which monitors how market developments have affected transfer values for an example member, as well as how many members are choosing to take a transfer value.
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Thursday, 08 August 2019 11:19
Retiree wins £132,000 in unpaid state pension
A pensioner aged 76 who thought he was not entitled to the state pension has received a backdated windfall of £132,800 after intervention from an equity release adviser.
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Friday, 02 August 2019 10:27
Pension withdrawals pass £2.7bn in Q2 2019
Savers withdrew £2.75billion flexibly using the pension freedoms in Q2 2019, up 21% compared to a year earlier, new figures have revealed.
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Wednesday, 31 July 2019 10:03
Pension Scams Industry Group appoints new deputy chair
The Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG), the voluntary body set up to support trustees, providers and administrators in combating pension scams, has appointed Tommy Burns as deputy chair.
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Tuesday, 30 July 2019 10:44
LEBC reveals 17% increase in pension pot values
National advisory group LEBC has seen the pension pots of clients buying an annuity grow for a sixth successive year.
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Tuesday, 23 July 2019 12:19
Lisa Webster: Calls for independent pension commission grow louder
An independent pension commission is something for which we at AJ Bell have long campaigned.
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Friday, 19 July 2019 09:52
Origo reveals 20% rise in pension transfer volumes
Transfer volumes through the Origo Transfer Service have increased by 20% year on year between 30 June 2018 and 30 June this year, to over 680k, it has been revealed.
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Wednesday, 10 July 2019 10:40
Transfer values and activity stabilise over June
Transfer values fell slightly during June 2019, as the number of DB transfers over the month also fell marginally.
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Monday, 08 July 2019 11:16
1 in 5 retirees are ‘pensioner millionaires’ study finds
Analysis of Government figures by pension and investment firm Aegon has found there are 840,000 retired couples in the UK who have a weekly income which would cost more than £1.15m if bought as an annuity.
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