New notification requirement – 25 June 2022
A new notification rule takes effect from 25 June 2022. Read on for details. Firms will be aware […]
Pension
Ensuring the fair treatment of customers in vulnerable circumstances
With Consumer Duty requirements set to take effect in Q2 2023 and ahead of the final rules being published – […]
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 […]
British Steel Transfers – Asset Retention
The FCA has made the following announcement. “This morning we have announced that we are using emergency powers to prevent […]
Pension Transfer charging
Policy Statement PS 20-06 stated that a firm providing pension transfer advice “… may also not charge less than it […]
Pension Transfers – considering a workplace pension
We recently reviewed a pension transfer report where the client was recommended to transfer out of the defined benefit scheme […]
Consumer Duty – impact on adviser charging
The FCA is devoting a great deal of weight to its upcoming Consumer Duty regulations. These will be finalised in […]
Template Enhancements including New Buy to Let Mortgage Options
We have completed the latest upgrade to ATEB Suitability on 13th March 2022. This update comes at no additional cost […]
Ongoing client reviews – appropriate or not?
FT Adviser published an article on 15 February under the headline “Advisers struggle to get savers to come for pension […]