The amount of compensation that the FSCS can award is complicated and varies depending on the product type.
As such, the links below are informative and provide for useful reference.
Guide to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Link to the FSCS Products website. Use the menu on the left hand side to navigate to detailed information about different product types.
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For reference and for validating the information that must be provided in your disclosure documentation.
Defined Benefit Transfers
Taking a partial transfers could be a suitable option for many clients.
The first of a series of guides on transfer advice.
The FCA has published its policy on recording telephone calls.
Defined Benefit Transfers: Standards of Advice
Alistair MacDougall Compliance 2015, FCA, Pension
Recently published FCA findings on suitability of transfer advice.