The FCA has provisionally banned and fined two financial advisers over failings involving £126m of allegedly "flawed advice" pension transfers.

Major issues continue to plague the DWP’s pension transfer regulations three years after they were implemented, new FOI data has revealed.

Defined benefit pension transfer values fell to their lowest value in a year in October due to uncertainty around the Chancellor’s Budget, according to XPS’ index.

The number of defined benefit pension transfers in July surged to the highest level since August 2023.

Average transfer times for DC pensions fell by 14.2 in the 18 months to the end of June 2024, according to new figures published by fintech Origo.

Two pension adviser firms have been declared as failed by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme with one being hit with a successful SIPP claim.

DB pension transfer activity increased ‘marginally’ in May - reversing a downward trend - with transfer values remaining stable, according to the latest XPS Pensions monthly transfer report.

While overall pension transfer volumes have been increasing, transfer times have been decreasing, according to new data published by fintech Origo.

New data from actuarial consultancy OAC suggests that pension savers submitting a complaint about pension transfer advice would now receive just £12,000 in compensation, about half the amount they would have received at the beginning of the year and well below the levels of two years ago.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared Manchester-based Pension Advice Specialists Ltd (FRN: 792927) as failed.