Growing numbers of complaints about Sipps have been blamed for a jump in the levy advisers will have to pay next year.
A ruling from the Pensions Ombudsman regarding a Sipp could make it harder for providers to stop customers from transferring to possible scam schemes, an expert believes.
A senior figure at a Sipp provider fears that a failure to clarify the new capital adequacy rules could lead to worried firms going too far in an attempt to meet requirements and therefore end up increasing costs for clients.
The Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes has failed with its attempt to bring a Judicial Review concerning the new capital adequacy rules, it has just been revealed.
A decision on whether a Judicial Review concerning the new capital adequacy rules will be allowed to go ahead should be known in the next few weeks.