Pensions

FIVE THINGS

QROPS

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson has pleaded not guilty to charges his company defrauded HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by more than £5m through a "fictitious" pension scheme.

ADVISER CHARGING

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has confirmed changes to rules relating to mortality projections in pension key facts illustrations (KFIs).

The boom in sales of Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) will continue as the eurozone crisis continues to wipe value of UK pensions, De Vere Group has said.

Aviva is to roll out a simplified pension proposition on its platform, sitting between its ISA and SIPP models.

Auto-enrolment is a huge opportunity for advisers to grow their book of corporate clients but they must adapt and properly prepare for the change, according to Scottish Life.

Richard Leeson goes through the many different types of client that an adviser has to deal with.

Banks should be subject to the same level of scrutiny as the trustees of pension funds, a consultancy says.