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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 cross-party Health and Social Care Committee has described pension tax rules a “national scandal” in a new report.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared two advice firms in default with over 88 pension transfer claims between them.
A new survey warns that many Baby Boomers - those aged 58-75 bracket - are being forced into early retirement and would prefer to retire later - past 70 in many cases.
Four in ten decumulation products bought in 2021 were purchased without professional advice, according to product sales data from the Financial Conduct Authority.
A group of MPs have called for an auto-enrolment mechanism to be introduced for self-employed to get more saving into pensions.
A pair who masqueraded as advisers to defraud pension savers of £20m have been jailed.