DB transfer complaints to ombudsman jump 44% in 2020

Jump from 554 in 2019

Sophie King
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The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received 44% more defined benefit (DB) transfer complaints in 2020 than it did in 2019.

A freedom of information (FOI) request submitted by Professional Pensions' sister title Professional Adviser found the FOS - which categorises complaints about DB transfers as occupational pension ...

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Sophie King
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Sophie King

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