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Friday, 22 December 2017 15:46
Lisa Webster: Is the SSAS tide turning?
SSASs have been in for a bit of a battering over the last year or so. Tainted by misuse from scammers, efforts to control the rogues have had serious implications for legitimate businesses trying to set up and run these small occupational schemes.
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Friday, 15 December 2017 12:57
AJ Bell sees profits rise 29% as growth continues
Platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell saw pre-tax profit tax increase by 29% to £21.7 million for 2017 as the company’s growth strategy in recent years paid dividends.
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Friday, 08 December 2017 11:16
AJ Bell warns of Scottish pension problems over tax
Platform and Sipp provider AJ Bell has warned that proposed changes to income tax bands in Scotland could cause pension chaos for consumers, advisers and pension providers.
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Thursday, 09 November 2017 14:22
AMPs pays tribute to pensions legend Mike Morrison who died suddenly
AMPS has paid tribute to leading Sipps commentator and former AMPS chairman Mike Morrison, head of platform technical at AJ Bell, who died unexpectedly at the age of 55 earlier this week.
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Friday, 27 October 2017 09:36
Pension Freedom users fear running out of money
Nearly half of Pension Freedom users say they fear running out of cash in retirement, according to new consumer research from SIPP and platform provider AJ Bell.
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Thursday, 26 October 2017 18:55
Mike Morrison: A reminder of need for Permitted Investments
Recently there was a consumer programme on Radio 4 at lunchtime which reignited in my mind the need for a permitted investment list for SIPPs.
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Friday, 29 September 2017 13:27
AJ Bell urges govt to avoid cutting pension tax relief
Sipp and platform provider AJ Bell has urged Chancellor Philip Hammond to avoid slashing pension tax relief in the Budget after speculation that the Treasury will need to cut pensions relief to make up for shortfalls in revenue and to curtail the rising cost of pre and post-retirement tax benefits.
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Friday, 29 September 2017 16:14
Morrison: Pension pots - a current consumption choice
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
Morrison: Transfers 'normalise' need for pensions advice
Many years ago (as some of the best stories begin) when I was working for Winterthur Life, I undertook a series of talks around the UK.
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Wednesday, 26 July 2017 10:47
Mike Morrison: FCA DB transfer plans fail to cover contingent charging
I have just finished AJ Bell’s annual tour of the UK where a host of lucky advisers got to hear me talk about the current key pension issues.
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