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Thursday, 28 July 2016 11:33
Revealed: Towns with smallest and largest pension pots
Falmouth in Cornwall may be the town with the smallest average pension pot in the UK at just £15,026, according to a new study.
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Wednesday, 27 July 2016 12:03
2 in 3 self-employed failing to save via private pension
As many as 630,000 self-employed people in the UK could be relying upon their business to act as their pension rather than saving, research has suggested.
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Friday, 22 July 2016 11:57
Sipps expert against call for flat rate pensions tax relief
A Financial Planner has called for the new Chancellor Phillip Hammond to bring in a 30% flat rate for pensions tax relief - but opinions among experts are mixed as to whether this is the right move.
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Tuesday, 19 July 2016 11:52
Steve Webb shocked at Govt 'relegation' of pensions
An ex-Pensions Minister has blasted Theresa May’s new Government for effectively relegating pensions to the second tier.
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Friday, 15 July 2016 09:06
Curtis Banks buys EPM Sipps book from administrator
Curtis Banks has continued its Sipp acquisition trail by acquiring 5,000 Sipps - with assets under administration of approximately £630m - from the administrators of European Pensions Management.
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Thursday, 14 July 2016 13:02
FCA to review consumer drawdown without adviser
Consumers choosing income drawdown without using a regulated adviser are to come under the regulatory spotlight.
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Tuesday, 12 July 2016 12:49
Brexit: Liabilities soar as pension system looks 'tarnished'
Brexit has hit UK pensions as liabilities soar to record levels, The Pension Protection Fund’s latest figures suggest.
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Monday, 11 July 2016 12:49
Claire Trott: Something good must come out of Brexit mess
I decided to try and avoid the Brexit vote for a little longer and thought the best way to do this was to run a marathon around a forest.
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Friday, 08 July 2016 12:00
Rise in complaints about personal pensions
The Pensions Ombudsman has reported a “marked increase” in complaints relating to personal pensions.
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Monday, 27 June 2016 10:27
'Punishment Budget' and pensions tax change may only have been delayed
A so-called post-Brexit ‘punishment Budget’ which could have implications for pensions may only have been delayed rather than scrapped, a Sipp firm’s senior analyst has warned.
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