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23 April 2026

First STAR Gold Awards for Aviva, L&G and Zurich

Aviva, Legal & General and Zurich have achieved their first STAR Gold accreditations, as advisers place increasing importance on proven transfer performance and transparency.

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15 April 2026

Defaqto adds STAR ratings to Engage

Defaqto has added STAR transfer accreditation ratings and operational transfer insights to Engage, helping advisers factor transfer performance into platform due diligence.

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05 March 2026

From LoA to infrastructure

The FCA’s latest consultation may turn LoA handling into a time‑bound operational control.

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11 November 2025

Common Declarations: the invisible engine powering electronic transfers

Discover how our Common Declaration Standards deliver trusted, consistent pension transfers – powering reliability you can count on.

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29 August 2025

Our response to the FCA’s life insurer pension transfer review findings

We discuss the findings of this report and the STAR initiatives’ transfer standards.

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28 April 2025

STAR 2025 accreditations: recognising firms leading the charge against transfer delays

The STAR initiative has awarded the 2025 accreditations.

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02 April 2025

Criterion urge the FCA to build on existing pension transfer standards

We discuss points outlined in the FCA’s Discussion Paper and our response.

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10 September 2024

Consumer Duty one year on

STAR continues to grow but FCA states that it is going to investigate those not participating.

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29 April 2024

The FCA’s Platform Supervision Strategy

We discuss the FCA's Platform Supervision Strategy and the STAR initiative.