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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.
Ludlow Wealth Management, a subsidiary of wealth manager and SIPP provider Mattioli Woods, has acquired Blackpool-based Opus Wealth Management Limited in a deal potentially worth more than £1.4m.
Expanding pension consultancy Barnett Waddingham (BW) is recruiting a record 85 apprentices and graduates this year.
New challenges have been highlighted for retirement planning following the publication of ONS statistics today revealing that the number of centenarians living in England and Wales in 2021 climbed to its highest number recorded.
Pension SuperFund Capital has reported an “inadvertent breach” of one of the rules of City Code on Takeovers and Mergers in its announcement on 8 September about its offer for SIPP provider STM Group.
The FSCS has declared three financial adviser firms as failed, opening the door to compensation claims from ex-clients.
The FCA has banned financial advisers Keith Dickinson and Andrew Allen for British Steel Pension Scheme transfer advice failings and ordered them to pay £155,000 in compensation.