DB pensions

Tax & Regulation | 7 Feb 17

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning notice to an unnamed individual for poor advice given to more than 700 members of defined benefit (DB) schemes that left them at “serious risk of unsuitable outcomes”.

Best Practice | 4 Aug 16

The Bank of England (BoE) has cut interest rates by half to 0.25%, adding more pain to pension savers already hit by years of low returns.

Retirement | 4 Aug 16

The UK regulator is planning to take a fresh look at how it calculates levels of redress when unsuitable advice is given on the transfer of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. While advisers claim it’s not just DB schemes that are facing issues, with some defined contribution (DC) pension transfers also proving problematic.

Best Practice | 25 Jul 16

The collapse of British department store group BHS was due largely to “systematic plunder” by its former owners, but raises ongoing concerns over the future of company pension schemes which need to be tackled soon, according to a UK parliamentary inquiry.

Best Practice | 15 Jul 16

Standard Life is launching a suite of materials to offer more support to advisers in the defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) transfer space.