Pension freedom

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is writing to all pension providers requesting data on how customers are accessing their retirement pots in the wake of the pension ‘freedoms' rolled out in April.

Intrinsic appointed representative Wealth Help is launching a direct to consumer (D2C) service to facilitate financial planning for the mass market.

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Functionality and cost remain the only real drivers behind advisers wanting to switch platforms in an otherwise increasingly ‘sticky' market, a survey has found.

Auto-enrolment savers are underfunding their pension pots due to a "false sense of security" that minimum contributions are good enough, Zurich's Alistair Wilson has warned.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is considering launching a qualification for product providers' staff who are likely to deal with at-retirement customers.

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) policy director David Geale has dismissed concerns some retirees have been priced out of advice - but said the challenge was matching those firms able to serve lower income clients with the relevant consumers.

Hargreaves Lansdown has launched a low-cost retirement planning service aimed at filling the advice gap between Pension Wise and regulated financial advice.

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