Barnett Waddingham has purchased Harsant Pensions for an undisclosed figure, in a deal which will see the firm add more than 400 Sipp and 70 SSAS clients to its existing book of business.
The threat of a further levy hangs over advisers due to increased compensation linked to Sipp claims.
Sipp provider Xafinity has announced it has frozen its fees for the coming year after advisers told the firm some companies were 'abusing' their ability to make increases.
A Sipps firm has backed the FCA's new capital adequacy rules and announced it has acquired the Sipp book from a pension administration provider for an undisclosed sum.
The Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes has declared it has "serious issues" with aspects of the new capital adequacy rules.