How to track down a lost pension or investment
It’s now common for people to have multiple pensions. How can you find details of lost pensions or investments without searching in the attic for the paperwork?
Pensions transfer
Why are some people cashing in final salary pension schemes?
In recent years final salary pension schemes have been phased out by employers because people are living for longer and the uncrystallised liabilities are wreaking havoc with corporate balance sheets. Robert Blumberger explains why this is happening and sounds a cautionary note for those attracted to the idea of transferring.
Wren Sterling adopts Pension Transfer Gold Standard
Wren Sterling has signed up to the Pension Transfer Gold Standard, a new mark of quality in the pension transfer market awarded by the Personal Finance Society (PFS).
Ask the IFA: Should I transfer my final salary pension?
If you want to transfer your final salary pension you will need to take advice. Their recommendation will help you decide what to do for your retirement income.
Ask the IFA: What are the advantages of a final salary pension transfer?
Here are eight advantages of a final salary pension transfer – but it’s important to stress that there may be other reasons, for and against approving a pension transfer request.
Ask the IFA: What are the disadvantages of a final salary pension transfer?
Transferring a final salary (DB) pension may look attractive, but there are disadvantages. For many, it may be best to retain those benefits and remain in the scheme. Find out why you might not want to transfer away.
SIPP use on the rise after pension transfer activity explosion
Investments made through pension wrappers have reached a new high of £13.4bn in the third quarter of 2017, up 66.3 per cent on last year.*
The figures showed the amounts coming into pensions through transfers was particularly high. For instance, transfers into self-invested personal pensions (SIPP) more than doubled over the past 12 months to reach £1.9bn.