Press Releases

Manchestereveningnews.com - News in brief

MoneyMarketing.co.uk - Budget predictions: Pension liberation, Qrops and tax avoidance in Osborne's sights

MailOnline - Victory in Financial Mail campaign to halt pensions restrictions which left thousands struggling on reduced incomes

MailOnline - How to pick the best (and cheapest) DIY investing Isa

Investortoday.co.uk - Tax year-end pension planning opportunities can save thousands

AJ Bell has announced the appointment of Rebecca Brennan as its Business Development Manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Morningstar.co.uk - Making contributions: Pension vs ISAs

Money Observer.com - Spring Clean your ISA

Money Observer.com - Tax year end pension tips

Totalinvestor.co.uk - Save thousands of pounds by making use of these tax year end pension planning opportunities

Mailonsunday.co.uk - Can you use your pension to pay less tax? Last minute tips for high earners before tax changes kick in next month

Telegraph.co.uk - How to boost your pension with tax tricks

The tax year end is fast approaching and higher earners may want to make the most of the tax relief available to them on pension contributions.

Actuarial Post.co.uk - Are britons back in the pensions saving habit

Personal pension saving has returned to near record levels, with a 7.8% rise in contributions to personal pensions in 2011/12, analysis by investment platform provider AJ Bell shows.

Your Money.com - Pension contributions hit decade high

Institute of Leadership & Management.com - Pension contributions up 7.8% in 2011-2012

Citywire.co.uk - Sipp providers divided over FSA cap ad proposals

Institute of Financial Planning - AJ Bell: Traditional ideas of retirement are pensionable

What is retirement? Is it just the day you give up reliance on being remunerated in one way and live on the savings and financial resources that you have built up? If it is, then you’ll need a clear idea of what you need to live on and at what age you’re going to retire, so that resources can be allocated accordingly.

FTAdviser.com - Financial Education is the first big step

Moneymarketing.co.uk - Bankruptcy law puts pension under attack

One of the pensions subjects that has had my attention for the last few months has been that of pensions and bankruptcy, following the Raithatha v Williamson case earlier in the year.

menmedia.co.uk/heywoodadvertiser - Business news in brief

In many areas of life it is the same, just when you think you know how something works an event occurs to throw it all back up into the air.

Low-cost investment platform provider AJ Bell is urging the Government to include lessons on pension planning in its reform of the national curriculum after it announced plans last week to bring compulsory financial education into schools for the first time.

Low cost Investment platform and SIPP provider Sippdeal has announced the launch of its mobile dealing app.

Moneymarketing.co.uk - Regulator urges providers to scrutinise pension transfers.

George, 59, was thinking about retiring in the next few months and wanted to do a quick check on some issues.

Telegraph.co.uk - How to be your own boss.

Investorschronicle.co.uk - ETF's for your ISA

Investors Chronicle - Compare fund platform costs

Moneyobserver.com - Plugging the pension gap

“The journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step,” claimed the Chinese philosopher Laozi. My wife would disagree. She’d insist it should start with us looking at the map or at the very least packing the Sat Nav. A lesson learned from a driving trip in Spain 2005.

financialplanneronline.co.uk - AJ Bell holds workshops on post-RDR challenges for advisers

Telegraph.co.uk - Savers need £1.8m pension pot to match backbench MP's salary

AJ Bell has today announced a series of national seminars looking at the post-RDR challenges facing advisers, and how platforms are changing to meet these demands.

Investors Chronicle - Income drawdown reprieve not as good as it seems

Investment platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell has raised concerns whether increased maximum drawdown rates, announced by the Chancellor at the recent Autumn Statement, will be made available to all clients in line with the timing set out by the Government.

Moneymarketing.co.uk - What does the year have in store for platforms

Moneymarketing.co.uk - FSA initiative to crack down on Sipp Ucis advice

Low-cost investment platform provider AJ Bell has produced targets to help investors understand the full benefits of cuttings costs, starting early and saving regularly to plug the pensions gap.

Financialplanneronline.co.uk - Cover feature: Sipps and property

Financialplanneronline.co.uk - Technical Update: Capital Adequacy

AOL Money - Horrah for the flat-rate pension; it should encourage us to save

2012 was a long and difficult year for financial services, and the SIPP industry has had quite a rough time - even though its share of the market continues to increase.

Telegraph.co.uk - Some pensions to rise by 20pc - but you may have to wait 14 months

FTAdviser.com - Standards body pledges to improve Sipps transfers

moneymarketing.co.uk - Clean share classes: What the different platforms are offering

MoneyObserver.com - Fund supermarket comparison site launches

reuters.com - Sippdeal warns flat rate pension will still leave people short

Thisismoney.co.uk - Drawdown pensions cap to be lifted in March

bitterwallet.com - The new State Pension is not enough to live on

financialplanneronline.co.uk - Drawdown limits to return to 120 per cent on 26 March says HMRC

Citywire.co.uk - AJ Bell claims drawdown change delays will hurt savers

FTAdviser.com - AJ Bell: 26 March not soon enough for new drawdown limit

Platform provider AJ Bell has said that large numbers of drawdown investors will be left angered at the prospect of not being able to benefit from increased drawdown limits for up to 14 months.

moneymarketing.co.uk - Govt confirms new drawdown limit start date

Pensioncalculator.org - Want an 'Average Wage' Pension? It'll Cost More Than You Think

New figures from AJ Bell’s Sippdeal platform, released today, offer a stark warning to savers of how much they need on top of the new proposed flat rate pension to avoid hardship in retirement.

Citywire.co.uk - Want a minimum wage income in retirement? You'll need to save £130k

telegraph.co.uk - A 'living wage' pension? It'll cost you £500,000

telegraph.co.uk - Pension at 45? Warning on 'early access' schemes

Investment provider A J Bell has released figures showing the New Year period isn’t only for detoxing the body but is also used by investors to purge their portfolios of underperforming and unwanted investments.

iii.co.uk - Six key pension questions for 2013

financialplanneronline.co.uk - AJ Bell acquires financial publisher msm media

MENmedia.co.uk - AJ Bell swoops for MSM Media

AJ Bell Holdings Limited (AJ Bell) has today acquired MSM Media Limited and its trading subsidiary MoneyAM Limited (MSM) for an undisclosed amount.

Citywire.co.uk - AJ Bell buys financial publisher

FTAdviser.com - AJ Bell acquires financial publishing business

moneymarketing.co.uk - AJ Bell acquires financial publisher msm

moneymarketing.co.uk - Case Study: How much is enough for DC retirement savings?

The problem: A new client is looking at pension saving. What size of defined contribution fund will be needed to secure a comfortable income in retirement?

lovemoney.com - The cheapest global index trackers

telegraph.co.uk - Aged 40? Expect to work till you're 70

thisismoney.co.uk - Income from my drawdown plan has dropped by £100 a week When will pensioners benefit from uTurn

telegraph.co.uk - Hands off our pensions apprentices face £1m pension tax bill

FTAdviser.com - Pensions in 2012: a busy year

It is that time of the year again where I get asked to write a short piece looking at what has happened in the pension world in the last 12 months.

Platform provider AJ Bell has highlighted the potential benefits of parents and grandparents providing an investment gift to the children in their family.

Actuarialpost.co.uk - Mike Morrison A review of pensions in 2012

telegraph.co.uk - Cowie's quick guides, Part 4 - DIY Pensions

telegraph.co.uk - Income drawdown: 20pc more from your pension if you're happy to go it alone

At the beginning of the year we were told that, in the ancient Mayan calendar, 2012 was the year that the world would end. Well, so far so good, but I understand that the key date is the 21st of December, so writing this could be somewhat academic.

Investors Chronicle - Drawdown investors welcome U-turn on income limits

moneymarketing.co.uk - Sippcentre adds bulk trade platform technology

moneymarketing.co.uk - Mike Morrison: Short-term cash at expense of long term goals

At 5.00am yesterday I started my trek up to head office in Manchester - a busy day with the added incentive of being at the coal face to respond to any announcements in the Autumn Statement.

Andy Bell’s notes and comments on today’s Autumn Statement….

thisismoney.co.uk - Pensions victory: Drawdown savers who saw income slashed by up to half handed a lifeline as Osborne raises cap

telegraph.co.uk - Autumn Statement: DIY pension savers get 20pc rise in income

telegraph.co.uk - Autumn Statement 2012: Pensioners are big winners as Telegraph campaign succeeds

Wsandb.co.uk - 120% max GAD limit reinstated in Autumn Statement

IFAonline - 120% GAD limit reinstated in Autumn Statement

moneymarketing.co.uk - AS 2012: drawdown income limit to return to 120% but no date set

Money Observer - Government U-turn capped drawdown limit

lovemoney.com - The cheapest index trackers

ifaonline.co.uk - How retirement income is adapting to change

AOLMoney.co.uk - Osborne's Autumn Statement: What can we expect