Eight retirement income questions the FCA and TPR want answered

Fourth anniversary of pension freedom

Tom Ellis
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The FCA and TPR are seeking input on how best to collaborate in regulating the retirement income market over the coming decade, in the wake of the introduction of both pension freedom and auto-enrolment.

Having last month revealed they would establish a joint strategy on the current pensions landscape, their regulatory remits and other key areas of focus for the coming years, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) now want to know if they are on the right track. On the fourth anniversary of George Osborne's announcement of the pension freedoms, the two regulators have posed the following questions in their joint call for input, Regulating the pensions and retirement income sector: Our strategic approach: Can the FCA and TPR work effectively where thei...

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