Pensions

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Standard Life has declared its intention to build a major national financial advice business by agreeing to acquire wealth management firm Pearson Jones from Skipton Building Society.

AJ Bell has called for simplification of the rules governing uncrystallised funds pension lump sums (UFPLS) and said demand for the option may not exist in the retail market.

Proposals to let defined benefit (DB) members with small pots transfer out without taking advice are supported by the industry, according to research carried out by Professional Adviser sister title, Professional Pensions.

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Parmenion is set to upgrade its in-house self-invested personal pension (SIPP) wrapper when the retirement freedoms unveiled at last year's Budget are rolled out on 6 April.

The government has laid draft regulations before parliament to introduce a 75 basis point charge cap on defined contribution (DC) default funds alongside a raft of additional governance requirements for trustees.

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