Ask the Experts: Can a sipp buy shares in a company that is not its sponsoring employer?

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Question: Can a sipp buy shares in a company that is not its sponsoring employer?

To view a full list of responses, click here.  To pose your own question to our experts, click here. Andy Zanelli: The simple answer to the question is yes as a registered pension scheme can invest in equities whether or not they are quoted on a recognised Stock Exchange and they could be for a UK or overseas company. As with all questions to do with pensions legislation in the new world of Simplification you would expect there to be a however and there is. Some shares that could be considered for investment may fall foul of the taxable property rules that look to restrict a schemes abi...

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