Financial Services

Pension Investment Claims

Recovering losses from pension transfers and unsuitable pension investments

SRA Regulated
No Win, No Fee Available
25+ Years Experience

Pension Mis-Selling & Transfer Claims

Your pension is likely your largest financial asset, providing security for retirement. Unsuitable pension advice can devastate retirement plans and cause irreversible financial harm. We represent individuals who have suffered losses from inappropriate pension transfers, high-risk SIPP investments, and negligent pension switching advice. Whether you transferred out of a final salary scheme, lost money in a self-invested personal pension, or were advised to consolidate pensions inappropriately, we can help recover your losses.

Pension Advice Carries Heavy Responsibility

The FCA presumes that transferring out of a defined benefit pension is unsuitable unless the adviser can clearly demonstrate otherwise. Advisers must conduct rigorous analysis and act in your best interests, not to earn transfer commissions.

Common Pension Mis-Selling

Final Salary Transfers

Unsuitable advice to transfer guaranteed defined benefit pensions into risky personal pensions to generate adviser commissions.

High-Risk SIPP Investments

Self-invested personal pensions loaded with unregulated investments, overseas property, or illiquid assets unsuitable for retirement funds.

Pension Liberation Scams

Schemes promising early access to pension funds before age 55, often resulting in massive tax charges and lost retirement savings.

Unnecessary Consolidation

Consolidating multiple pensions when it wasn't in your interests, losing valuable benefits and incurring unnecessary charges.

Excessive Charges

High management fees, platform charges, and ongoing adviser fees that weren't properly disclosed and erode pension value.

Inappropriate Risk Levels

Pension funds invested in assets with risk levels inconsistent with your age, retirement timeline, or capacity for loss.

Regulatory Standards for Pension Advice

The FCA sets strict requirements for pension transfer and investment advice:

Advisers must hold specialist pension transfer qualifications for defined benefit transfers
Transfer value analysis comparing benefits of defined benefit scheme versus proposed arrangement
Clear assessment of your retirement objectives, risk tolerance, and capacity for loss
Comprehensive disclosure of all charges, exit penalties, and loss of benefits
Detailed suitability reports explaining why recommendations are in your best interests
Starting assumption that DB transfers are unsuitable unless clearly demonstrated otherwise
Ongoing suitability reviews for pension investments

Our Claims Process

1

Expert Case Review

We review your pension transfer documentation, suitability reports, and investment performance. For final salary transfers, we obtain scheme rules and compare guaranteed benefits against what you were actually advised to do.

2

Pension Transfer Analysis

We instruct specialist pension transfer experts to analyse whether advice was suitable. For DB transfers, experts assess whether the transfer was justified given your circumstances and whether analysis complied with FCA standards.

3

Complaint & Negotiation

We submit detailed complaints to your financial adviser, setting out breaches of duty and quantifying losses. This includes lost guaranteed benefits for DB transfers and investment losses for unsuitable SIPP investments.

4

Ombudsman or Litigation

If complaints are rejected or compensation is inadequate, we escalate to the Financial Ombudsman Service. For high-value claims exceeding Ombudsman jurisdiction, we pursue court proceedings on a no win, no fee basis.

Why Choose Us

Pension Transfer Specialists

Extensive experience in final salary transfer claims and SIPP mis-selling cases across all regulators and courts.

No Win, No Fee

We offer no win, no fee agreements for pension claims, so you can pursue compensation without financial risk.

Actuarial Expertise

Access to leading pension actuaries and transfer specialists who provide expert evidence on losses and suitability.

Maximum Compensation

We fight for full compensation including lost guaranteed benefits, investment losses, and consequential losses.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about pension investment claims.

A defined benefit pension provides guaranteed income in retirement based on your salary and service. Transferring out means giving up these guarantees in exchange for a transfer value that you invest yourself. The FCA presumes such transfers are unsuitable because you're giving up certainty for investment risk. Advisers must demonstrate clear benefits to justify transfers.

Yes, you may still be in time to claim. The limitation period is generally 6 years from the transfer, or 3 years from when you knew (or should have known) the advice was unsuitable. Recent poor performance may trigger the clock. Time limits are complex, so contact us promptly for assessment.

For unsuitable DB transfers, compensation aims to restore you to the position you would have been in had you remained in the scheme. This means restoring lost guaranteed benefits, typically calculated by pension actuaries. For SIPP losses, compensation covers investment losses plus interest. Full restoration of retirement security is the goal.

Self-invested personal pensions allow investment in a wide range of assets. Unregulated investments include overseas property developments, forestry, storage pods, and exotic schemes not regulated by the FCA. These are often illiquid, high-risk, and unsuitable for pension funds. Many investors have lost entire pension pots in such schemes.

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