Back in favour? The future of SSAS

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As advisers increasingly turn to SSASs for solutions, Dentons' Derrick Fowler examines their rise back to favour.

With the Retail Distribution Review focusing the business models of advisers, and auto-enrolment potentially removing previous advice opportunities, alternative revenue generating options are required. One that appears to be growing is corporate advice and tax planning, which can, of course, involve pension planning for directors and senior executives. For these individuals, both small self-administered schemes (SSAS) and self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) can offer a very wide range of investment opportunities. Increasingly, we are seeing advisers turning to the once forgotten S...

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