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The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) have called on Government to boost UK growth through greater pension investment in four key areas.

The FCA confirmed today that that it will go ahead with its plans for long-term investment funds aimed at sophisticated investors and pension funds, potentially opening them up later to some retail investors.

Carey Pensions, now know as Options SIPP, has claimed victory in the long-awaited Adams Case over who is liable for SIPPs investments.

The Financial Conduct Authority has called on the investment sector and wealth managers to improve the way they disclose costs and charges to clients following a review of the sector which found shortcomings.
Pension Freedom money is increasingly being invested in bricks and mortar - the most popular place to invest for people taking out money from their pension.
The proportion of Sipp related complaints which were upheld by the Financial Ombudsman Service in the first quarter this financial year was lower than the trend over the last two years.
Three company directors have begun long jail terms after the first in a number of Serious Fraud Office cases to come to trial involving the mis-selling of investment products connected with Sipps.
Retirees will be forced to seek higher risk investments in future because of low Bank of England base rates, believes the head of a global financial advisory firm.

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