SIPPs

On SIPP and brokerage accounts

MoretoSIPPs principal John Moret says the FCA places "unreasonable" responsibilities on SIPP providers when many of the issues the industry faces are advice based.

Proposals for SIPP capital requirements based on assets under administration should be scrapped as it could risk consumer harm, the Association of Member Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS) has told the FSA.

Plans to use self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers' assets under management (AUM) as a factor in determining capital adequacy levels is a mistake, Dentons Pensions has said.

Aviva is to axe four products to new business, including its self-invested personal pension (SIPP), blaming duplication in the product range for the move.

Rathbone Unit Trust Management is preparing to add another product to its multi-asset range for David Coombs to appeal to the at-retirement market, Investment Week understands.

SIPP provider Curtis Banks has published a list of the investments it is least likely to accept into its pensions.

SIPPs

When choosing a self-invested personal pension (Sipp), it is vital to select the right provider. Getting it wrong usually means no more chances - especially for the investor