06/10/2026
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๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.
Itโs surprisingly easy to leave a pension behind when you change jobs and simply assume it will look after itself.
But an old pension could have:
- Charges that are higher than necessary
- Investments that no longer reflect your attitude to risk
- Funds that haven't been reviewed for years
- Poor value compared with newer alternatives
- Features or restrictions you may not even realise you're paying for
And the numbers can be significant.
There are an estimated ๐.๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐, ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ยฃ๐๐.๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) also reported in 2026 that some legacy pension products may provide poorer value because of older product design and complex charging structures.
And in an FCA/DWP/TPR illustration, a ยฃ10,000 pension growing in a poor-performing scheme could reach around ยฃ10,400 over five years, compared with ยฃ15,100 in a high-performing one. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐% ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐.
That doesn't mean every old pension is bad โ far from it. But it does mean your pensions are worth reviewing. Because the pension you forgot about today could be funding your lifestyle tomorrow.
๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐. ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ.
Get in touch to have a chat about your old pensions.
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Approver Quilter Financial Services Limited October 2026
Sources:
https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/pension-firms-must-do-more-customers-older-pensions-fund-savings
https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/pension-value-be-put-under-spotlight
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1168816/analysing-the-impact-of-private-pension-measures-on-member-outcomes.pdf
https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/defined-contribution-workplace-pensions-audit-charges-and-benefits-legacy