The Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS), the industry body for SIPP and SSAS providers, has selected Andrew Phipps, senior propositions manager at Embark Group, as its new chairman.

Martin Tilley, head of technical at Westbridge SSAS, has been appointed interim chair of The Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS).

The retirement outcomes review continues to cause fun and games in the world of pensions. Particularly for those with more complex pension products.

In a Dear CEO letter issued on 22 March to pension providers the FCA appear to imply that the role of a pension provider is now as a gatekeeper for defined benefit transfers.