In direct response to the 2015 Act, the FCA announced a new starting position for advisers who should assume that in most cases a transfer will be unsuitable.63 Subsequently in 2017, the FCA sought to align itself with the government’s underlying philosophy of choice within pensions policy and consulted on removing its starting position, which created further confusion within the advice market.64 Within the BSPS case, the British Steel Adviser Group has highlighted the inconsistent nature of ...

In direct response to the 2015 Act, the FCA announced a new starting position for advisers who should assume that in most cases a transfer will be unsuitable.63 Subsequently in 2017, the FCA sought to align itself with the government’s underlying philosophy of choice within pensions policy and consulted on removing its starting position, which created further confusion within the advice market.64 Within the BSPS case, the British Steel Adviser Group has highlighted the inconsistent nature of the FCA’s suitability requirements. We received written evidence from multiple advice firms highlighting that in November 2017, the FCA visited advice fi Type: conclusion | Number: 20 | Response status: not_addressed