Isio has appointed ex-FCA supervisory specialist Ritchie Thomson to be a strategic advisor to its regulatory conduct business. Thomson worked for the FCA for 20 years, and led the regulators’ supervisory work...
The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has called on regulators to focus on ‘practical solutions’ to ongoing problems with pension transfers. Its response is to the FCA discussion paper: “Pensions: Adapting our...
DC pension schemes will soon be able to access a new fund structure — the Reserved Investor Fund, or RIF — designed to facilitate investment into illiquid assets such as UK property...
The Investing and Savings Alliance (Tisa) is calling for greater consistency in pension projection calculations used across different regulatory frameworks. The call for greater regulatory alignment comes in its response to the...
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned advisory firms to review the ongoing services delivered to clients, to ensure they meet regulatory requirements. This warning comes after a review of practices at some...
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) will shift approach when it comes to the supervision of DC master trusts, in a bid to identify market and saver risks sooner. This new regulatory approach will...
Sarah Smart will step down as the chair of The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in July this year. Smart has been on the board of the regulator since 2016, initially as a senior...
Nearly a third of over 55s report being confused about pension withdrawal options according to research from Standard Life. The survey, which coincides with the end of the FCA consultation on ‘targeted...
The pension industry has broadly welcomed FCA proposals to introduce ‘targeted support’ as part of its wider review of the advice/ guidance boundary. A consultation on these proposals closed this week. But...
The Treasury Committee’s Lifetime Isa review presents an opportunity to debate the marmite of all tax wrappers. It started out with great hope: young workers could save into a scheme (with a...
