On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority has set out plans to deliver £71.2mn in compensation to former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme who received unsuitable advice to transfer out of their pension.
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On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority has set out plans to deliver £71.2mn in compensation to former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme who received unsuitable advice to transfer out of their pension.
On the go: The Office for Budget Responsibility has revised its forecast of tax paid when people access their pension funds, expecting it to reach £1.7bn in 2021-22.
Compensation for members of the British Steel Pension Scheme has fallen short by £18mn, according to a report by the National Audit Office, which warned that the risk of large numbers of savers looking to transfer out of a defined benefit pension still remains.
On the go: Nearly 500 people have so far completed a pensions safeguarding guidance interview since new anti-scam rules were introduced at the end of November 2021.
On the go: Conservative MP Nigel Mills has argued that the government needs to set a target or benchmark on what the level of take-up of advice and guidance needs to be for pension savers.
On the go: Pensions minister Guy Opperman has said the auto-enrolment reform bill will not get through in time for the Queen’s Speech in May.
On the go: The government has extended its relaxation of pension rules by seven months for NHS staff returning to work so they are not hit by reduced pension payments.
On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority has said the pensions dashboards will increase competition in the advice profession and offer consumers better value for money.
On the go: NHS staff have been given the option to make a late application to have their scheme cover annual allowance tax bills after the industry warned that many GPs would not have completed paperwork in time.
On the go: Aviva has apologised to financial advisers and their clients after it sent an email in error about an “impending pension transfer”.
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