Pension transfer quotes double in six months

Michael Klimes
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The number of transfer value requests in defined benefit (DB) schemes doubled from January to July this year according to research from Xafinity.

Across a sample of 60 schemes administered by the firm the volume of transfer quotation requests was, on average, 80% higher in the summer than last winter. Just 127 members of the sample schem...

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