“Hundreds of claims reach FSCS as Sipp declared in default”

Jun 17, 2019 | Pensions

Tags: FSCS, SIPP

Am I missing something here? Time and again we read of punters losing their pensions, having been persuaded to move them to SIPPs and then invest in dodgy, unregulated investment schemes; then we all have to cough up to pay compensation. Surely the answer is to only allow pensions to invest in investments which have been authorised by the regulator? Not rocket science? Obviously is.

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“Why you should never retire”

“Why you should never retire”

On my 50th birthday, I will always remember, amongst the card or two I received was a letter from Saga’ who’d managed to find out my age through the wonder of the internet, and were pleased to tell me I now qualified to join my parents and go on holiday with them.

“National insurance cut raises questions over state pension funding”

“National insurance cut raises questions over state pension funding”

In an election year, all parties will try to be all things to all men. Mostly, it’s only stuff which matters ‘on the doorstep’ which matters. In isolation, Mrs Miggins (not my invention) will be delighted that her pension has gone up with the highest measure of inflation; and no one running a business will be complaining that National Insurance has been reduced.