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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.
Revenue increased 29.4% to £31.7m at SIPP provider Curtis Banks for the first half of 2021, but adjusted profit before tax remained steady at £6.3m.
Over 325,000 people have successfully applied for protection against breaching the Lifetime Allowance, according to a Freedom of Information response.
Platform and SIPP provider James Hay is to rebrand as Nucleus following its £145m takeover of the Nucleus platform which will see sweeping executive and company changes.
Over 15 million (78%) non-retired married people have no idea about the value of their spouse’s pensions, according to a new report.
Wealth manager and SIPP provider Mattioli Woods has completed its delayed takeover of £1.6bn AUM Ludlow Wealth Management Group.
The percentage of workplace pension savers who actively stopped saving fell slightly during the Coronavirus pandemic, according to data released this morning.