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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.
The private equity acquisition of SIPPs and Financial Planning firm Mattioli Woods has been delayed by a month due to delays in getting approval by the Government due to national security.
London-based IFA firm Donre Advisory Limited (FRN 513993), which previously traded as Basi & Basi Financial Planning Limited and has a SIPP subsidiary, has gone into liquidation two months after the FCA imposed restriction on its business activities.
Some 2.8 million over 50s in the UK have returned to work after being previously retired, according to new research from Legal & General.
The Government has been urged to announce a Pensions Bill during the King’s speech at the state opening of Parliament tomorrow.
The cost of a moderate retirement income is £25,000 per year for a single person and £36,480 for a couple, according to data from Hargreaves Lansdown’s savings and resilience barometer, published today.
The Financial Ombudsman Service received 1,460 new complaints about SIPP products over the past year, according to its annual report on complaints.