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 […]
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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 Transfer charging
Policy Statement PS 20-06 stated that a firm providing pension transfer advice “… may also not charge less than it […]
TR22/1 – Thematic Review: Observations on wind-down planning
The FCA has published a Thematic Review report which provides some observations around the quality of wind-down planning in firms. […]
Consumer Duty – fair value and adviser charges
The FCA’s proposed Consumer Duty is getting a lot of airplay in the trade media. First mooted in the FCA’s […]
FOS Award limit increased
In March 2019 the FCA published PS19/8 to increase the ombudsman service’s award limit from £150,000 to £350,000 for complaints […]
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 […]
New financial sanctions measures in relation to Russia
Readers will be aware that, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the UK Government, together with other countries, has […]
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 […]