How to maximise your pension before the end of the tax year Personal Finance As the end of the tax year approaches on April 5, savers have a few days to maximise their pension contributions tax allowance. Private pension contributions are tax-free up to a limit, under a regime that applies to workplace pensions, personal pensions (such as SIPPs) and overseas pension schemes that qualify for UK tax relief. [...]
AJ Bell sells bespoke SIPP and SSAS arm to Investacc Investing AJ Bell has sold off its Platinum Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) and Small Self-Administered Scheme (SSAS) arm to specialist pension provider Investacc for £18.5m. The bespoke service, designed for co-directors and partners in a business, currently has only 3,600 customers but £3.2bn of assets under administration. Offering a wider range of investment choices than the [...]
What on earth is a ‘SIPP’?! A jargon-free guide on how it could help boost your ‘future you’ fund Personal Finance Camilla Esmund is a senior manager at Interactive Investor, the UK’s second largest platform for private investors Don’t be put off by the acronym – a ‘SIPP’ stands for a self-invested personal pension; a type of personal pension which gives you greater control over your retirement planning. If you haven’t heard of them, you’re not [...]
SIPP pensioners are the most confident in a comfortable retirement February 5, 2025 Workers with a self-invested personal pension (Sipp) are the most confident their savings will pay for their retirement, research shows. Around 20 per cent of the over-55s have a Sipp, according to behavioural finance firm Oxford Risk. This group is the most comfortable that their pension will keep them comfortable in retirement. But those approaching [...]