We have three important reminders for you.
1 April 2017
Significant changes to how general insurance renewals must be processed come into effect on 1 April 2017. See here for more detail.
27 March 2017
Changes to how firms disclose services and costs apply from 27 March 2017. See here for more detail.
26 March 2017
British Summer Time starts. Look out those shorts and don’t forget to put your clocks forward at 1am on the 26th.
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Paul Jay Compliance, Suitability DB Pension, FCA, MiFID, Pension, Pension Transfer, PI, transfer, Xplan
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