FCA Retirement Income Advice Survey – a threat or an opportunity?
We drew attention to the FCA’s Retirement Income Advice Survey in our ‘What lies beneath?’ article last month and there […]
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Thematic review of retirement income advice
The FCA has announced that it will shortly be undertaking a thematic review to assess the advice consumers are receiving […]
Ask a silly question …
A common feature of many file checks is missing or unclear client information. Missing information is generally due […]
Pension transfers – considering life cover
We have seen a very large number of pension transfer suitability reports since the introduction of the pension freedoms that […]
New anti-scam rules for scheme trustees
The rights of pension scheme members to transfer, that were established in the Pensions Act 2015 are no longer absolute […]
What should a good pension transfer report look like?
ATEB has worked with many firms over the past few years in relation to defined benefit pension transfer advice. This […]
The Avacade saga – a summary
Most readers will be aware of the FCA’s successful legal action in what has been widely referred to as the […]
Pension transfer advice – assessing transfer risk
It has been well publicised that the FCA has aimed increasingly close scrutiny in the direction of firms that have […]
Abridged advice – how is it going so far?
Based on data and live visits to firms during the period from April 2015 to rule changes in 2018 and […]
ESG, ESG, ESG!
Well, 21 March has come and gone and, while it is presumed that the EU’s new disclosure rules around sustainable […]