Distribution News

SIPP vs PP?

Choosing the right retirement product for a client is one of the hardest decisions an adviser will face when constructing a portfolio. Gareth James looks at the SIPP vs PP debate, uncovering why SIPPs can be a lot more cost … Read More

The changing face of self-investment

Phil Clarke, technical services manager at Rowanmoor Pensions, explores the “explosion” in SIPPs… Some of you may remember Joint Office Memorandum 58, which clarified the rules for self-investment. It was very basic but also very radical. The Finance Act 1973 … Read More

Consultancy News

First Biodiversity Protection Bond

Building upon our previous Consultancy work on successful agricultural projects; Green Oil Plantations (Australia) and SCS Farmland (Argentina), our Consultancy division has spent the last six months working with sustainable forestry specialist, Pachamama Forest (Colombia). Our role, working with the … Read More

Alternative Investment Market in 2012

The type of alternative investment coming to market in 2012 is promising to be ever more interesting and diverse. Our consultancy team are currently in discussion with owners of such things as natural burial plots and truffle plantations, as well … Read More