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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.
The FCA is to impose additional checks on firms approving financial promotions.
Measure to lift the tax penalties facing senior NHS clinicians who want to carry on working are under consideration by the government, according to media reports today.
The FCA has fined Pembrokeshire Mortgage Centre Limited (trading as County Financial Consultants) £2,354,331 for providing "woeful" and unsuitable advice to consumers to transfer out of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) and other defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.
The FCA is to push ahead immediately with plans to warn pension savers of the corrosive effect of inflation on cash savings.
The FCA is set to open the door to regulated 'simplified' financial advice to make advice cheaper and more accessible.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared in default its fifth financial adviser firm this month.