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Wednesday, 07 February 2018 12:25

Ex-adviser who lost £30k wins pension transfer complaint

An ex-adviser who turned client and says he lost £30,000 due to a pension transfer delay has been successful in his complaint against Intrinsic Financial Planning.

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Tuesday, 06 February 2018 09:11

Pensions Regulator stressed value of advice amid BSPS restructure

British Steel Pension Scheme trustees were urged to discuss “the importance of obtaining independent financial advice” with members, amid a major restructuring of the scheme, a report has revealed.

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Friday, 02 February 2018 10:55

FCA personal pensions probes to include Sipp review

The FCA has launched a probe into possible ‘harm’ to consumers in the non-workplace pensions market.

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Friday, 26 January 2018 12:31

Sipp firm welcomes govt U-turn on auto guidance

Sipp provider welcomes auto guidance scrapping

The removal of an amendment making pensions auto guidance compulsory under new legislation has been welcomed by a Sipp provider.

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Wednesday, 17 January 2018 15:35

2017 Pension transfer values remained high

Pension transfer values remained high during 2017, figures showed today.

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Friday, 12 January 2018 14:28

Elaine Turtle: Out with the old, in with the new

Normally the end of the year is quiet in terms of changes to the pensions industry, but 2017 bucked this trend with a very sensible move by the Scottish government.

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Wednesday, 13 December 2017 14:14

FCA tackles concerns over British Steel pensions

The FCA has responded to concerns expressed by members of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) about some of the financial advice they have received.

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Tuesday, 28 November 2017 10:46

Claire Trott: Was this a slow-burn Budget on pensions?

I can’t help but feel a bit cheated when I am sat in the office on Budget day waiting for some surprise pensions announcement by the Chancellor and there is not only no surprise, but the word pension is only mentioned twice in the whole speech.

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Thursday, 23 November 2017 11:07

Planners relieved at lack of Budget pensions "tinkering"

Financial Planners have reacted with relief that pensions were largely left untouched by the Chancellor in today’s Budget and were broadly positive on some of the moves to help first time buyers.

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Friday, 27 October 2017 10:43