Dentons

What happened at 1 Stop and what can advisers do to prevent SIPP suitability failures? Fiona Murphy takes a closer look.

Fit and proper: Why SSAS administration needs to get serious

Dentons has developed an online application service for its self-invested personal pension (SIPP) products following adviser demand.

More than half of advisers - 55% - believe there will be fewer than 65 self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers operating in two years' time and 41% think the total could fall to lower than 50, according to Dentons Pension Management.

Changes to drawdown limits set out in yesterday's Budget give advisers just two weeks to reassess and take necessary action for clients needing fixed protection 2014, according to Dentons.

Tax relief is "the lowest hanging fruit in Whitehall" and politicians were prepared to slash current levels to save the Treasury millions of pounds, according to a think tank.

Fiona Murphy looks at AJ Bell's recent wish-list for pension reform, including calls to scrap flexible drawdown, and asks other industry players for their views.

Martin Tilley discusses the issues facing advisers in the SIPP market

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

The regulator should crack down on self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers that work with unregulated investment schemes promising above-average returns, according to one provider.