We wrote about the background to updated redress guidance following the Chancellor’s announcement of changes to the way that the Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation measure is calculated from 2030. You can read that article here.
The FCA’s transfer redress guidance has now been duly updated and can be accessed here. The changes affect all redress calculations since 25 November 2020, even where those have been agreed and settled with clients. Calculations will need to be redone if necessary and any additional redress due will need to be paid.
Abridged advice – how is it going so far?
Alistair MacDougall Compliance 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, abridged, Drawdown, FCA, Pension, Pension Transfer, PI, transfer
Based on data and live visits to firms during the period from April 2015 to rule changes in 2018 and 2020, the FCA believed that far too high a proportion of clients were being recommended to transfer safeguarded benefits. This was predicated on the longstanding rule which stated: “… a firm should start by assuming […]