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Lisa Webster: Till pensions do us part
There have been some fluctuations in recent years but overall divorce rates in the UK have been in decline since the 1990s.
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Tilley: Let’s end the SIPP vs SSAS debate for good
As you might know from my previous columns on SIPPs Professional, I am, and have been for some time, a huge advocate for Small Self-Administered Schemes (SSAS).
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Lisa Webster: Pre-Budget withdrawals are spiking again
Ever since “tax-free cash” changed its official name to “pension commencement lump sum” back in 2006 there have been pre-Budget rumours that it was going to change – and not for the better.
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Tilley: Will Pensions Dashboards be a missed opportunity?
I can’t be alone in thinking that the recent House of Lords committee sessions on the Finance Bill and, in particular, discussion on bringing unused pension pots into scope for inheritance tax (IHT) made for interesting viewing.
Popular News
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Aberdeen launches new SIPP and Junior SIPP
Aberdeen has today launched a new and enhanced Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP), and free Junior SIPP.
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Trustees urged to take action to beat pension fraud
Pension trustees have been urged to take action to beat pension fraud, as analysis of Action Fraud reports has shown that savers over 55 are most at risk.
Median household net wealth held steady for the period April 2018 to March 2020 at £302,000, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared a Nottingham-based wealth manager in default amid a flood of claims, many relating to SIPPs transfers.
Client assets at wealth manager and SIPP provider Mattioli Woods rose 42% to £15.1bn over the six months ending 30 November 2021.
An MP has proposed plans to lower the age for auto-enrolment from 22 to 18 and to extend the scheme to lower and part-time earners.
Former work and pensions committee chairman Frank Field has been recognised for his “lifetime of public service” in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.
XPS Pensions Group, the actuarial, consulting and admin business, is to acquire the business and key assets of Manchester-based SIPP and SSAS provider Michael J Field Consulting Actuaries for £3.75m.