As we near Halloween and reach the twilight of our journey, we thought this might be appropriate.
Without wanting to scare the living daylights out of you, could your suitability reports come back from the grave to haunt you sometime in the future?
Over the many years that we’ve worked in this industry, there have been countless episodes of retired advisers being chased by the FSCS, lawyers or ambulance chasers.
The best defence you have is a robust client file and of fundamental importance is a fit for purpose Suitability Report.
We leave our journey from A – Z therefore by imploring you, whether or not you use ATEB suitability, to ensure that your suitability reports are of the highest possible quality.
Pension transfer advice – assessing transfer risk
Alistair MacDougall Compliance 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, DBAAT, Drawdown, FCA, Pension, Pension Transfer, PI, transfer
It has been well publicised that the FCA has aimed increasingly close scrutiny in the direction of firms that have been providing advice in relation to defined benefit pension transfers. Apparently caught off guard by the then Chancellor’s introduction in the Pension Schemes Act 2015 of what are generally called ‘pension freedoms’, the regulator has […]