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Friday, 26 January 2018 12:31

Sipp firm welcomes govt U-turn on auto guidance

Sipp provider welcomes auto guidance scrapping

The removal of an amendment making pensions auto guidance compulsory under new legislation has been welcomed by a Sipp provider.

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Wednesday, 17 January 2018 15:35

2017 Pension transfer values remained high

Pension transfer values remained high during 2017, figures showed today.

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Friday, 12 January 2018 14:28

Elaine Turtle: Out with the old, in with the new

Normally the end of the year is quiet in terms of changes to the pensions industry, but 2017 bucked this trend with a very sensible move by the Scottish government.

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Wednesday, 13 December 2017 14:14

FCA tackles concerns over British Steel pensions

The FCA has responded to concerns expressed by members of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) about some of the financial advice they have received.

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Tuesday, 28 November 2017 10:46

Claire Trott: Was this a slow-burn Budget on pensions?

I can’t help but feel a bit cheated when I am sat in the office on Budget day waiting for some surprise pensions announcement by the Chancellor and there is not only no surprise, but the word pension is only mentioned twice in the whole speech.

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Thursday, 23 November 2017 11:07

Planners relieved at lack of Budget pensions "tinkering"

Financial Planners have reacted with relief that pensions were largely left untouched by the Chancellor in today’s Budget and were broadly positive on some of the moves to help first time buyers.

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Friday, 27 October 2017 10:43

Claire Trott: SIPPs complaints data needs second look

One thing that makes my blood boil is the blame SIPPs get every time there is a release of information on complaints.

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Tuesday, 10 October 2017 16:01

Claire Trott: Tapered allowance can be minefield

It’s that time of year again when pension savings statements are being issued. They should have been issued by 6 October following the end of the relevant tax year, so will be sent out about now for the 2016/17 tax year.

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Friday, 29 September 2017 16:14

Morrison: Pension pots - a current consumption choice

Mike Morrison Head of Platform Technical, AJ Bell

In the run-up to pension freedoms people seemed to be speaking about pensions in a different way. There was new excitement over the removal of the need to buy an annuity (even though this had been the case for some time already).

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Monday, 28 August 2017 15:57