Db transfers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed it is considering whether to implement a ban on contingent charging for pension transfer advice.

The debate around defined benefit (DB) pension transfers will "come to a head when the stock markets fall", according to a panel of retirement specialists.

Ensuring British Steel workers were well-equipped to make a decision on their future pension provision was "afforded insufficient priority", and the regulator now needs to review the process, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has said.

Most men and women in this week's Pensions Buzz believe sexual harassment is not a big issue in the industry.