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DB pensions
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Regulator warns 12 DB pension schemes over transfer activity
The UK Pensions Regulator has written to the trustees of 12 different defined benefit (DB) pensions schemes regarding transfer activity.
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New regulations for DB pension transfer advice
Five years on from the introduction of auto-enrolment, and three years on from pension freedoms, the UK retirement planning landscape has undeniably changed. David Denton, head of international technical sales at Old Mutual Wealth, explains.
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12 tips to keep DB transfer PI costs down
Professional Indemnity insurers have a problem with pension transfers, so broker Howdens has put together 12 things advisers can do to help mitigate the risks and the costs.
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Pension transfers hit record £10.6bn in first quarter
The belief that UK pension transfers peaked in 2017 has been proven wrong as figures from the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) show £10.6bn flowed out of defined benefit schemes in the first quarter of 2018.
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Mattioli Woods suspends DB transfer advice service
UK-based Mattioli Woods has stopped providing pension transfer advice service to individuals with safeguarded benefits as the wealth manager undertakes a full review of its work in the area.
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What will become of DB transfer money?
The rather shocking news that broke earlier this week was that the number of DB pension transfers reached £20.8bn in 2017 prompting questions about where the money is ending up and whether many transfers are suitable.
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Old Mutual sees 25% growth in DB pension transfers by 2028
Old Mutual Wealth is predicting defined benefit pension transfers will accelerate, with an estimated 25 to 30% of those eligible switching out of their schemes in the next 10 years.
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Royal London offering ‘substantial’ cash for annuity guarantees
Royal London is worried pension holders are “throwing away” their guaranteed annuity rate (GAR) under the new pension freedoms and it wants to offer them cash for the promised return.
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Five ways international pension transfers are changing
Pension transfers are “good business for good advisers”, according to Old Mutual Wealth, which has produced a five step best practice guide for international advisers.
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Advisers look for certainty as pension transfer flux continues
As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finalises its policy paper on defined benefit (DB) pension transfers, experts hope it will bring some certainty to an industry that has been in a constant state of flux since 2015.
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Experts react to DB pension transfer ruling
Pension experts have welcomed the clarity the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has established for defined benefit (DB) pension transfers through its updated rules. But they warn further, lengthy, consultation may not be the best way to address issues of poor practice that have come to prominence in recent months.