Latest Blogs
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Tilley: Pensions Commission must push reform...and quickly
Recent news of the revival of a Pensions Commission was music to my ears.
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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.
Popular News
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Barnett Waddingham appoints new head of SIPP proposition
Pensions and SIPP consultancy Barnett Waddingham has appointed Embark Group’s Andrew Phipps as head of SIPP proposition and supplier management.
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Pension indexation law shouldn’t change: SPP
The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has warned of the “unintended consequences” of changing the law relating to pre-1997 pension scheme indexation.
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DB pension surpluses remain at record highs
DB pension surpluses remain at record highs, up £57bn year-on-year in October, according to new analysis from XPS Group.
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STEP warns of pension reforms ‘chaos’
Proposed pension reforms included in next week’s Budget will create chaos and put bereaved families and ordinary people at financial risk, according to STEP, the global professional body for trust and estate practitioners.
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Pension professionals exempted from new rules
HMRC has agreed to exempt pension administration professionals from new requirements requiring ‘tax advisers’ who interact with HMRC on behalf of clients to register with HMRC and meet new minimum standards from 1 April 2026.
A Wolverhampton financial adviser has been banned for 8 years after clients lost £7m due to poor pension investment advice involving SIPPs.
Andy Bell, chief executive of platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell, has welcomed news that the rules on 10% ‘investment drop’ letters will be relaxed for six months.
A new survey for online platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell on the 5th anniversary of the Pension Freedoms suggests withdrawals have been falling year on year.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared 15 failed regulated firms in default during February 2020 including SIPP firm GPC.
Ian Mattioli, chief executive of wealth management and SIPPs business Mattioli Woods, has waived his salary until at least 30 June and board directors have reduced their fees to 50%.
The FCA has reduced a £93,800 fine imposed on pension adviser Lloyd Pope, a former director of now dissolved firm TailorMade Independent Ltd, by approximately £70,000.