Model behaviour
The advent of Consumer Duty has catalysed a lot of focus on fair value, or at least a lot of […]
Drawdown
The replacement business blind spot?
We’ve been involved with a number of firms who are on the acquisition trail and as part of the due […]
What story do your files tell?
The FCA’s Retirement Income Advice thematic review seems to be gathering momentum and the latest developments come as no surprise. […]
Ongoing client reviews
Consumer Duty will require most firms to review their business model and, in particular the value of the services they […]
Ask a silly question …
A common feature of many file checks is missing or unclear client information. Missing information is generally due […]
Pension switches – what is required?
We have covered regulatory requirements around replacement business, more commonly referred to as switch business, before. As this appears to […]
Pension Transfer – FCA Advice Checker
Back in June 2020, the FCA published an ‘advice checker’ to help consumers assess whether pension transfer advice they had […]
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 […]
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 […]
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