Transfer Pension without using Financial Services Advisor

mariyah100

Hello

My previous employer swapped pensions schemes during my employment.
I was employed with this company for 3.5 years.
This means I have 2 years company+personal pension contributions with Standard Life and 1.5 years company+personal pension contributions with Scottish Equitable.

I want to consolidate the 2 pension policies from my previous employer. I want to transfer funds from Standard Life to Scottish Equitable. However, Scottish Equitable say they are unable to accept these funds from Standard Life without the authority of a Financial Services Advisor. Is this true?

Why should I have to pay a third party to action a decision for me that I have already made? Seems like a load of bureacracy and red tape!

Is there a way of getting round this?

Are there any other alternatives? (besides not consolidating the pensions!)

Thanks all in advance for your advice,

Mariyah

misskool

Hi, I think you have posted in the wrong forum, I have moved your thread to the Pensions board.

mariyah100

Hi Misskool,

I noticed the same just after I posted my message, and posted it again the the right forum anyway.

Thanks again.