Retirement
Retirement | 13 Feb 17
Sipp complaints to ombudsman over risk suitability down 12%
Complaints about self-invested personal pension scheme (Sipps) investments not matching client risk appetites declined by a third over the past two years, according to new figures obtained by UK IFA firm Salisbury House Wealth.
Retirement | 13 Feb 17
Triple lock ‘should be reviewed’ after pensioner income rise
The UK pensions triple lock should be reviewed after a report found that typical pensioner incomes now outstrip the earnings of working age households, says Old Mutual Wealth pensions expert Jon Greer.
Novia Financial launches DB pension transfer service
Novia Financial has launched a transfer value analysis system (TVAS) service to help advisers compare the pension benefits under defined benefits (DB) schemes with the Novia self-invested personal pension (Sipp).
Retirement | 8 Feb 17
UK court opens door to pension rights for unmarried partners
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that an unmarried woman is entitled to her late partner’s occupational pension in a landmark decision that could have wider repercussions for pension schemes.
Retirement | 7 Feb 17
UK Sipp complaints continue to rise, reveals Ombudsman
Complaints about self-invested personal pension schemes (Sipps) have increased, according to latest figures from the UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).