For your diary: Key pension dates you should know

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It has been a busy year for pensions policy and regulation, and there is still a lot in the pipeline for 2017. Here's a list of what to watch out for in the coming weeks and months ...

15 September: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consultation on its interim Retirement Outcomes Review closes. It aims to publish a final report in the first half of 2018. 21 September: FCA's consultation ‘Advising on pension transfers' will close.  The watchdog published proposals on advice relating to pension transfers where consumers have safeguarded benefits, primarily for transfers from defined benefit to defined contribution (DC) pension schemes. The policy statement is set to come out Q1 2018. 28 September: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data for active...

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