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Putting their foot in it - Oppenham and Gauke’s faux pas

James Jones-Tinsley , Self-Invested Pensions Technical Specialist for Barnett Waddingham LLP

The fall-out from a General Election inevitably involves a game of musical chairs; masquerading as a Parliamentary reshuffle.

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State pension age rise fails to 'go far enough'

The Adam Smith Institute says the move to raise the state pension age to 68 earlier than planned fails to go far enough.

FCA fines compliance officer over 500 DB transfers

The FCA has fined a compliance oversight officer for pension transfer failings after about 500 customers with pensions worth £12.7million were advised to move from a DB to DC scheme.

New pension transfers qualification as FCA tightens rules

The Chartered Insurance Institute is preparing the launch of a new pension transfers qualification following FCA plans to tighten the advice requirements for the transfer of safeguarded benefits.

3,600 pay outs for wrong 'risky' Sipp advice cost £105m

Nearly 3,600 consumers have been compensated for wrongly being advised to switch savings into ‘risky’ assets within SIPPs – at a cost of £105m.

AJ Bell recruits technical guru who 'locked horns' with CEO

Platform and Sipp provider AJ Bell has appointed as its new technical director a man who has previously “locked horns” with chief executive Andy Bell over technical issues.