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Thursday, 28 April 2016 11:57
John Moret: Big isn’t always the best
Earlier this week I spoke at a TISA seminar on Mastertrusts. I was a bit of an interloper – Mastertrusts are certainly not my specialist subject – but I was asked to talk about lessons to be learnt from the Sipp market.
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Tuesday, 09 February 2016 11:50
'Retirement lending is a crucial part of FCA review'
Retirement lending must be looked at as a crucial element in the FCA’s probe into barriers to mortgage sector competition, The Equity Release Council says.
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Tuesday, 26 January 2016 11:24
Beckham transfer bolsters Birketts’ growing Sipp team
A law firm has bolstered its expanding Sipp department with the appointment of a new associate.
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Monday, 25 January 2016 11:47
FCA will use full powers to enforce cap ad changes
A Sipp expert has questioned whether the FCA has the resources to police the new capital adequacy rules taking effect in September and what punishments firms failing to meet the requirements will face.
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Wednesday, 13 January 2016 11:28
Sipp advice lands boss in hot water with FCA
An advisory firm chief executive has been handed an official warning notice by the FCA over Sipp related advice.
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Thursday, 07 January 2016 12:22
Drawdown: FCA stats show 42% not using an adviser
Many customers newly entering drawdown to stay invested have not been using an adviser, new FCA figures showed this morning.
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Tuesday, 08 December 2015 12:46
Sipp firm capital rules remain despite PIF changes
The minimum capital adequacy requirements for directly authorised personal investment firms will be doubled to £20,000 next June.
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Monday, 07 December 2015 11:45
Sipp standard asset rules firmed up by latest FCA paper
The latest FCA statement on the new capital adequacy rules strengthens the view that commercial property is, in most cases, a standard asset, a pensions expert says.
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Friday, 04 December 2015 16:15
FCA publishes ‘watered down’ Sipp rule changes
The FCA has published what it called ‘minor changes’ to its new capital adequacy rules this afternoon – with one expert saying the original proposals had been ‘watered down’.
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Monday, 30 November 2015 11:04
‘Improper' Sipps switching sparks FCA probe
Several advice firms are braced for FCA punishments after consumers were advised to switch their mainstream personal pensions into Sipps through ‘improper delegation’ to unauthorised firms.
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