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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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Barnett Waddingham opens new Edinburgh office
Pensions and SIPP consultancy Barnett Waddingham has boosted its Scottish presence by opening a new office in Edinburgh.
Expanding SIPP provider Dentons Pensions has acquired MAB Pensions, a provider of small self administered schemes (SSASs), from Leicester-based financial adviser and pension administrator Michael Ambrose Group (MAB).
LEBC, the retirement advisory firm whose CEO died suddenly last year, has reported a loss of £232,000 in its latest financial figures. The previous year it made a loss of £401,160.
Financial advice firm Professional Financial Services (PFS) has been ordered by the Financial Ombudsman (FOS) to pay out after advising a client to invest in an unregulated collective investment scheme.
Leicester-based wealth adviser Westerby Investment Management has recruited three new members of staff from Berkeley Burke in an expansion move.
ofAlmost one in ten (9%) of investors said that the source of information they have increased the most to help manage their investments is social media, with 7% now regarding it as their most important source of information.
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) is creating three new investment company sectors as part of a sector reshuffle.