SIPP

James Hay Partnership has confirmed it is making a concerted push into the small self-administered scheme market with the appointment of Holly Watts as head of SSAS new business development.

A pensions specialist is challenging calls from a Conservative councillor to lifts restrictions on residential property investment in SIPPs, stating some issues must be "carefully thrashed out" first.

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

SIPP provider James Hay recorded a 10% dip in profits in the first half of 2012, during which it continued to leak business.

Mattioli Woods' is to operate on a restricted basis after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) but is still weighing whether to maintain independence on certain products.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Are you happy with the FSA's decision to ban UCIS sales to retail investors?

Fiona Murphy looks at the growing interest in Islamic pension products and SIPP investments

Fiona Murphy asks what the impact of the FSA's paper restricting UCIS promotion will mean for the SIPP market

GHC Capital Markets has linked with Intelligent Money to launch a new low cost self-invested personal pension (SIPP) for clients using its investment management service.

Auto-enrolment will reduce demand for self-invested personal pensions at the lower-earning end of the retirement market, Martin Tilley, technical services director at Dentons says.