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Wednesday, 09 October 2019 10:22

DB transfer complaints spike by 44% in a year

The number of customer complaints made to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) relating to defined benefit transfers rose by 44% in 2018/19.
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Transfer valued endured a volatile September, according to the latest data from XPS Pensions Group.
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Over 400 trustees and employers of UK pensions schemes attending the XPS Pensions Group’s annual conference last week believe they must “make a difference to climate change”, with 60% of schemes having already moved away from a traditional investment approach.
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The trustees of hundreds of pension schemes are to be ordered to urgently review the data they hold as part of a crackdown on poor record-keeping.
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Thursday, 03 October 2019 11:00

WASPI campaign loses court battle

WASPI campaigners have lost a legal battle against Government handling of the rise in women's state pension age.
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Friday, 27 September 2019 08:00

Pension savers lose out in £600m ‘tax grab’

Pension savers lost out on £600m last year according to HMRC personal pension statistics released today.
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Friday, 20 September 2019 07:00

Lisa Webster: Drawdown advice 2020

I’ve spent the last few weeks travelling the length of the country talking about the Retirement Outcomes Review (ROR) and what it means for advisers and their clients.
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Monday, 16 September 2019 09:35

AJ Bell launches pension freedoms income solution

AJ Bell has launched a retirement income solution to help financial advisers manage clients taking income in retirement. 

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Friday, 13 September 2019 10:41

XPS Administration gets top employment award

XPS Administration, part of XPS Pensions Group, has been awarded silver level accreditation by Investors in People the international standard for people management.
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Monday, 09 September 2019 11:27

Pensions Regulator prosecutes trustee firm director

A company director is to be prosecuted by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) for failing to provide information and documents requested as part of an ongoing investigation.


Michael Woolley was asked to provide information about investments made by company Southbank Capital Limited, of which he is both a director and a shareholder.

The investments related to money and/or assets originating from 16 pension schemes for which PIM Trustees Limited is the trustee.

 

Mr Woolley is the sole director and a shareholder of the professional trustee firm.
 
He was accused of failing to comply with a notice issued under section 72 of the Pensions Act 2004 that required the information and documents to be provided by 12 February 2019.
 
Mr Woolley has been summonsed to appear at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on 13 November to face a charge of neglecting or refusing to provide information and documents, without a reasonable excuse, when required to do so under section 72 of the Pensions Act 2004, contrary to section 77(1) of that Act.
 
The case continues.

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