Lee Halpin: Which SIPP operators will rise to the challenge in 2017?

Financial strength and service key

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When considering a potential SIPP partner, a broad-brush approach is best avoided, says Lee Halpin, as he highlights three business areas specialist providers might be challenged on over the next 12 months

While thankfully not on the same scale as the Brexit negotiations, self-invested personal pensions (SIPP) operators are facing their own challenges in 2017. Just like the UK's future economic prosperity, however, the success of SIPP operators could hinge on how successfully - or otherwise - they play their hand over the coming months and years. Quite rightly, advisers now assess SIPP operators with increased scrutiny. After all, they are looking for a stable, long-term partner that can service not just their client during their lifetime but, potentially, their beneficiaries too. The i...

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