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Converting offices to hotels using a SIPP or SSAS - food for thought - March 2022
One overlooked area of the property market offers opportunities for SIPP and SSAS members, as this article from Options Pensions UK explains. While offices struggle to attract people back to their workplace, it’s a different story for hotels, which have enjoyed a renaissance, both in terms of popularity and occupancy.
Commercial property market presents rare investment opportunity
More individuals & businesses acquiring commercial premises are using SIPPs. A series of forthcoming papers What Are Your Options? explains the process. Read the full article to find out more.
Does crowded pensions landscape need another form of retirement plan? - November 2021
We have witnessed the arrival of Britain’s first Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) retirement plan. But do we need another form of pension plan, particularly one which, because of the age distribution of its members, may display a bias towards equities at a time when the threat of ‘sequence risk’ has become more pronounced?
Options UK make senior hire to drive business growth
Options UK has hired an experienced specialist to expand the market for its innovative employee benefits solutions. As Options UK’s Head of EBC Consultancy and Professional Trustee Services, John Pollard will focus on helping businesses to use employee benefits solutions to support staff recruitment and retention. He will also lead the company’s strategy to win new business in the DB and DC schemes sectors, as well as appointments as independent professional trustees managing our existing blue chip clients that include Shangri-La The Shard, London and Marriott International.
Pension Awareness Day: Ideal time to review your pension plans
Whether you are nearing pension age or have decades to go, @PensionDay on September 15th is a good time to take a fresh look at how you’re going to fund your retirement.
A beginner’s guide to SIPPs – June 2021
More and more people are choosing a Self-Invested Personal Pension to plan for their retirement. Here are the top 5 reasons why SIPPs are so popular.
Options UK celebrates successful start for new businesses – May 2021
We’re celebrating a successful start for two businesses that were rebranded and relaunched last summer following acquisitions by our parent company STM Group Plc.
SIPPs: Tax breaks & soft prices create opportunity for business owners – May 2021
The UK’s commercial property market has changed dramatically over the past year or so. With prices tumbling a rare opportunity has arisen for business owners to acquire their premises through a SIPP, possibly at a discount, and with generous tax breaks. Read on to find out more.
1st anniversary for Options UK brand! – April 2021
The Options UK brand was launched a year ago with a mission to bring an innovative, solutions-based approach to the UK market. Despite the pandemic taking over our lives in more ways than we could have imagined, Options UK has already become established as a trusted brand.
Pandemic’s impact raises big questions about DB pension benefits – March 2021
We’re all well aware of some of the harsh economic realities that will be part of the ‘new normal’ that emerges in the months ahead – but how the pandemic is likely to impact DB pensions members is perhaps less well-known, as we explain in this article.
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