British Steel
Steel workers fed sausage and chips in pension transfer bid
A company that introduced British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members to the now-collapsed IFA firm Active Wealth offered “sausage and chips” meals in meetings heavily geared towards pushing transfers on them, according to a damning Work and Pensions Committee report released Thursday.
IFA linked to British Steel pension transfers goes under
IFA firm Active Wealth has gone into liquidation, four months after it was suspended from taking on new clients after the UK regulator raised concerns it gave “questionable advice” to British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members.
Pensions Ombudsman investigates 150 British Steel complaints
The UK’s Pensions Ombudsman is currently investigating a group of more than 150 complaints and expects to receive more about transfer values linked to the beleaguered British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS).
FCA blasts ‘sleepwalking into another scandal’ accusations
The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority has wholly rejected a report from the Work & Pensions Select Committee that said the UK watchdog of “sleepwalking into another mis-selling scandal”.
FCA probes 109 firms connected to British Steel pensions
The Financial Conduct Authority has contacted 109 firms connected to British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) transfers and requested further information from 66 of them, the regulator has confirmed.