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Occupational advice may fall under FSA regulation

IFAonline | 24 May 2012 | 10:49

The drive for transparency in pension charges could lead to occupational scheme advice for employers becoming regulated by the Financial Services Authority, Legal & General says.

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IFA fails to overturn FSA ban for pension transfer failings

A financial adviser has failed in his appeal against a ban imposed on him by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for failings related to advice on occupational pension transfers.

IFAonline | 11 May 2012 | 13:09
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Friends workplace pension contributions up 4%

Members of workplace pension schemes run by Friends Life increased by 4% between 2010 and 2011, the insurer said.

IFAonline | 05 Apr 2012 | 15:45

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High Court rules bankrupts must hand over pensions

A High Court judge ruled today that bankrupts could be forced to draw their pensions and hand them over to their creditors.

IFAonline | 04 Apr 2012 | 16:48
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Half consumers support compulsory pension saving

Almost 50% of consumers would find government compulsion to save into a private pension scheme helpful, research suggests.

IFAonline | 04 Apr 2012 | 12:55
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Ombudsman rejects ETV complaint against Alexander Forbes

The Pensions Ombudsman has rejected a complaint alleging that Alexander Forbes Financial Services (AFFS) misled the complainant into switching from a final salary to a defined contribution (DC) pension scheme.

IFAonline | 30 Mar 2012 | 14:19
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Pensions could be handed to bankruptcy creditors

The High Court is poised to decide whether workers of pensionable age who have been made bankrupt could be forced to draw their pension to pay off creditors.

IFAonline | 19 Mar 2012 | 13:45
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MPs reject calls to uprate pensions by RPI

MPs have rejected calls to reintroduce the retail prices index (RPI) for pensions uprating in a Parliamentary debate.

IFAonline | 02 Mar 2012 | 13:45
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MPs to probe workplace pensions

The Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry into defined contribution (DC) workplace pension provision.

Retirement Planner | 27 Feb 2012 | 13:00
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Standard Life urges govt to change pension rules before gender ban

The government must tackle the regulatory arbitrage created by the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ban on gender-based underwriting, Standard Life has said.

IFAonline | 19 Jan 2012 | 11:06
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Pension unlocking schemes ruled unlawful

Pension reciprocation, or pension unlocking, agreements operated by Ark Business Consulting are illegal, judges in the High Court ruled on Friday.

IFAonline | 19 Dec 2011 | 10:34
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Personal pension rules could spark ‘granny farming’

Changes to rules around withdrawing small pension pots as lump sums could lead to large scale abuse of the system, Hargreaves Lansdown has warned.

IFAonline | 06 Dec 2011 | 14:38
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Govt extends trivial commutation to personal pensions

The Treasury is set to allow pensioners to withdraw small personal pensions as cash.

IFAonline | 06 Dec 2011 | 14:30

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