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Retirement | news 7 Apr 15
QROPS questions linger following pension reforms
Leading QROPS providers have outlined concerns including doubts around the benefits of 100% lump sum withdrawals in the wake of the UK pension reforms, after the schemes were denied full flexibility in a U-turn by HM Revenue & Customs.
Investment | news 7 Apr 15
Advisers set to be the biggest losers in digital revolution
Independent financial advisers in the UK and wealth managers on the continent are likely to be the biggest losers in the current “digital revolution”, according to new research.
Retirement | news 7 Apr 15
Budget kick-starts annuity sales market
The UK Government’s final Budget before the country takes to the polls in the general election in May revealed plans to extend pension reforms to allow existing annuity holders to sell their contracts from 2006.
Investment | news 7 Apr 15
Pension trustees to check adviser credentials on DB transfer advice
Advisers now have to provide pension trustees with details of any transfer advice they give to members of defined benefit pension schemes, according to final guidance by the UK’s pension regulator.
Man GLG launches European mid-cap fund
Man GLG, the discretionary investment management business of Man Group, has launched the Man GLG European Mid-Cap Equity Alternative Fund, managed by Moni Sternbach.