FCA adapts DB transfer advice redress methodology following feedback

Several changes made

Carmen Reichman
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made several changes to its proposed methodology for calculating redress for bad advice on defined benefit (DB) pension transfers following industry feedback.

In a finalised guidance published on Friday, the regulator updated various elements of the redress calculation including the way enhancements are valued, allowing for spousal age differences to be ...

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