You might have seen our various articles covering off the changes to Pension Transfer rules introduced with PS20/06 that came in to full effect on 1 October 2020. You can find these here …
Part one – contingent charging ban
Part three – workplace pensions
Part four – just one more thing?
We have also created three webinars that summarise the rules. These are now available free of charge for a limited period. Going forward, similar webinars will be chargeable for non-ATEB clients.
To access the webinars, go here.
A webinar covering the rules for Client Reviews is also available.



Pension Transfer charging
Alistair MacDougall Compliance abridged, FCA, P1, Pension, Pension Transfer, PI, transfer
Policy Statement PS 20-06 stated that a firm providing pension transfer advice “… may also not charge less than it would charge for investment advice of the same value”. That seems clear enough, but the rule that gives effect to this statement is subtly different. COBS 19.1B.7 states: “A firm should not charge less […]