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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.
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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.
Pension consultancy and SIPP business XPS Pensions Group has reported pre-tax profits up 13% for the past year.
Aviva has called on the government to provide more support for younger pension savers after its research revealed that many were in the dark about how much they needed to save.
There needs to be fundamental reform to the State Pension to prevent later life poverty from worsening as the pension age rises, a new report warns today.
Annuity rates have climbed again meaning a 65-year-old with a £100,000 pension pot should be able to buy an annuity income of up to £7,144 per year, up from £7,027 two weeks ago and an increase of 20% on the same period last year.
Professional body the London Institute of Banking & Finance has been acquired by German educational technology provider IU Group for an undisclosed sum.
Wealth manager and platform Quilter says the ‘stronger nudge’ towards pensions guidance, introduced a year ago, has so far produced “lacklustre” results and needs to be beefed up.