News
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.
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.
From LoA to infrastructure
The FCA’s latest consultation may turn LoA handling into a time‑bound operational control.
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.
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.
STAR 2025 accreditations: recognising firms leading the charge against transfer delays
The STAR initiative has awarded the 2025 accreditations.
Criterion urge the FCA to build on existing pension transfer standards
We discuss points outlined in the FCA’s Discussion Paper and our response.
Consumer Duty one year on
STAR continues to grow but FCA states that it is going to investigate those not participating.
The FCA’s Platform Supervision Strategy
We discuss the FCA's Platform Supervision Strategy and the STAR initiative.