Service levels are set to become a key battleground for SIPP providers as competition hots up.
Following last week's suspension of the Alliance Trust Full SIPP due to poor-administration, SIPP providers believe maintaining a high level of service is important to attract and retain business from IFAs and their clients. Alliance Trust was forced to close its Full SIPP to new business last week, saying its service levels were not up to the standard its customers would expect. The company will continue to offer its Select SIPP, a more basic product that accounts for 50% of its pensions business. Martin Tilley, senior manager at Dentons Pension Management, says Alliance Trust's Full S...
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