Keith Churchouse: Real deal or just meal deal?

'Others will also lose access to advice as the market implodes'

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Keith Churchouse has been reorganising his home working space as reality really sets in. Here he also shares his views on the latest FCA defined benefit transfer rules for advisers some of which he takes issue with...

Reality is setting in. The ‘new normal' is that working from home, in full, in part, or any combination of the two is now likely to be the case for the autumn, indeed most of 2020, if not beyond. Sure, we carefully visit the office on a regular basis, following a suitable risk assessment and precautionary measures. However, the other office, in my case a spare bedroom, is now entrenched as part of our overall business routine.  With the announcement the risk level has fallen from 4 to 3, that the pubs are open, you can fly aboard again, and that schools will return to full function in...

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