SIPP investments: What is the adviser responsible for?

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Robert Graves looks at the responsibilities advisers have when dealing with SIPP investments

The increased awareness of the investment flexibility of SIPPs among investment product providers and promoters, financial advisers and individuals has moved the product into the mass market. This has given rise to an increasing number of non-mainstream investment providers targeting the multi-billion pound pool of funds sitting within mass market pension arrangements. With mainstream investment options caught in the doldrums of these uncertain economic times, the promotion of non-mainstream investments may be an attractive proposition. While there are good non-mainstream investments ...

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