A law firm has bolstered its expanding Sipp department with the appointment of a new associate.
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.
Rupert Curtis, the chief executive of Curtis Banks, says Suffolk Life was the perfect match for his firm after the £45m deal to acquire it from Legal & General was revealed.
James Jones-Tinsley column: Time for Sipp firms to resolve long-running issue with FCA.
Last October, the FCA released a consultation paper entitled pension reforms – proposed changes to our rules and guidance.
Last October, the FCA released a consultation paper entitled pension reforms – proposed changes to our rules and guidance.
FSCS bosses said today they see no end to the high numbers of Sipp-related advice complaints next year.
A Sipps expert fears the Government may be underestimating the complexity and costs attached to a new a flat rate of tax relief, amid reports this morning that such a change will be announced imminently.
An advisory firm chief executive has been handed an official warning notice by the FCA over Sipp related advice.
Could 2016 be the year of the SSAS? The main reason I can see the answer being yes is that it is simply a suitable product for many that may have been overlooked in the past. I could just stop there but this would then be really short and quite uninformative so I feel I should expand a little.
There will be a last minute rush next year to open up new Sipps and SSASs overnight, a pensions expert is predicting.
A disgruntled adviser who said it was unfair he should pay a regulatory bill caused by rising Sipps compensation claims has failed to win his case.