Retirement
Unlimited fines and jail for reckless DB scheme providers
Powers that would allow the UK’s pensions regulator to give unlimited fines and criminally prosecute reckless behaviour in relation to defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are being considered in a government consultation paper.
Brexit promise could see UK pensions raided
UK prime minister Theresa May shocked many political observers when she promised a £20bn ($26.4bn, €22.8bn) funding boost for the National Health Service (NHS) by 2023 last weekend raising the question of how to pay for it.
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.
Best Practice | 20 Jun 18
Older investors ‘de-risking too early’
Too many older clients dial back their investment risk too soon, when they should be taking on opportunities, a survey has found.
IFA nets small win over ex-Everton manager in damages case
Former Premier League football manager Walter Smith has been forced to hand over documents to his ex-financial adviser, who he is suing for £320,000 over investments made during the time he was in charge of Everton.