FCA tone on DB transfers a 'huge and remarkable moment'

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Tom Ellis
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The increasingly controversial topic of defined benefit transfers is again the subject of The Pro Adviser Podcast, as the PA news team discuss the FCA's latest concerns with certain financial advisers.

The financial watchdog recently published what it labelled "concerning and disappointing" findings from a marketwide data-gathering exercise on DB transfers and, in this episode, Tom Ellis and Hannah Godfrey discuss one of the most controversial moments since the introduction of pension freedom. You can listen to the discussion by searching 'The Pro Adviser Podcast' or 'Professional Adviser' in Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or you can click the play button in the embedded SoundCloud player below. FCA data The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) surveyed 3,015 advisory businesses for ...

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