All pension transfers over £30,000 must be carried out or checked by a pension transfer specialist, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said in rules out today.
The rule, detailed in an FCA policy statement, is in force from now, and affects the new specified activity of advising on conversion or transfer of pension benefits, part of pension market reforms...
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