DWP

Best Practice | 3 Oct 16

The UK’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is considering whether to scrap the ‘advice safeguard’ for expats, which requires individuals to consult an FCA-regulated adviser before they can transfer their defined benefit (DB) pension savings into an overseas pension scheme.

Tax & Regulation | 18 Jul 16

Ros Altmann has stepped down as UK pensions minister with a call for the new British government led by Theresa May to address some of the major policy reforms needed to ensure pensions meet the challenges facing retirees in the future.

Retirement | 10 May 16

The UK’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a new pension tracing website to help savers track down lost or forgotten retirement pots.

Retirement | 4 Mar 16

Pension fund costs and charges look set to become more transparent following a new reporting standard proposed by the UK’s Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) on Friday.

Tax & Regulation | 13 Jan 16

There would be widespread support from international advisers for the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to reassess changes to overseas pension transfers, according to research from Old Mutual International (OMI).