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In his first column since becoming a blogger for Sipps Professional, James Jones-Tinsley from Barnett Waddingham a Chartered Financial Planner and Self-Invested Technical Specialist, discusses problems with the time delay between pension changes being announced and being cemented in law.

James Jones-Tinsley column: Time for Sipp firms to resolve long-running issue with FCA.



Last October, the FCA released a consultation paper entitled pension reforms – proposed changes to our rules and guidance.

The Financial Conduct Authority’s final rules on Capital Adequacy imply that fixed term cash deposits that cannot be realised within 30 days will have to be classed as a ‘non-standard’ asset.
Last December, the Financial Conduct Authority released Handbook Notice No. 28.

The latest FCA statement on the new capital adequacy rules strengthens the view that commercial property is, in most cases, a standard asset, a pensions expert says.

The FCA has published what it called ‘minor changes’ to its new capital adequacy rules this afternoon – with one expert saying the original proposals had been ‘watered down’.

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