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Siobhan Barrow: What retirement advisers have learned after five years of ‘freedom’
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Aviva tops FOS pension complaints list
Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) data from the first six months of 2020 has revealed Aviva received the most pension complaints of all firms listed.
FCA declines to say if pension freedoms were a ‘mistake’
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) declined to answer whether it believed the introduction of pension freedoms was a mistake that has led to greater opportunities for pension scammers.
Stephen McPhillips: The numbers game of SIPP consolidation
Stephen McPhillips explores the consolidation in the SIPP market and warns if deals are going ahead largely to drive client numbers ever skywards what follows might not be a pleasant experience for either client or adviser.
Tom Selby: Covid-19 pension tax relief raid risks widening generational divide
With rumours once again swirling around the future of pensions tax relief in the run up to this year's budget, comments Tom Selby, any reduced incentive for long-term savers could risk further exacerbating the generational divide in retirement...
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Pensions Awareness Day 2020: Savers ‘ignoring’ schemes’ fraud warnings
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Claire Trott: Retirement age on the up (again)
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TPR needs power to halt suspected fraudulent transfers, report urges
Pension companies must be given the power to trigger an “urgent regulatory response” to savers at risk of fraud, while regulators should be able to override the right to transfer, The People’s Pension and The Police Foundation have said.
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