Investment Watch: Matt Morris's verdicts on recent developments

A Warning to the Curious The Pensions Regulator says as many as 80,000 people transferred out of their final salary pension scheme last year as savers take advantage of the new pensions freedoms, which allow scheme members to transfer their benefits to a personal pension and access the cash. The sharp growth in transfers away from defined benefit schemes has seen some in the industry call for further clarification from the Financial Conduct Authority on what is suitable advice when it comes to pensions transfers. The FCA's rules currently say an adviser should start from the assumption a ...