
Invensys in quotation transfer delay
UK - Engineering group Invensys has become the first company to go public over its decision to delay quotations for pension transfers.
The move comes after OPRA relaxed its rules governing schemes’ ability to delay giving members written value calculations when they want to transfer out.
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