Inspecie Transfer In Guide – Crystallised Accounts
In this guide, you'll get a step-by-step guide on how to complete a transfer in for a post-retirement (crystallised) account on the Aviva Platform.

Step 1 – access the customer's portfolio
Step 2 – enter your client’s details
Step 3 – Enter Transfer In details on the Contributions and advice charges screen
- Confirm the customer has had financial advice. Select 'Yes' to continue
- Confirm if the customer is subject to reduced money purchase allowance (MPAA). If Yes, then complete sections that follow from the dropdown options: Date that their MPPA was reduced and Reason Why
- Enter your ongoing advice charge
- Select Transfer in another pension
- Fill in the details of customer's source of wealth
- Employment status, occupation & employer/company name
- Current income before tax
- Fill in the details of the transfer in
- Ceding scheme (click Or manually add scheme if the scheme isn't suggested after typing the first few characters and fill in scheme details)
- Ceding type
- Account/plan number
- Select whether it's an inherited fund transfer. If yes, select the correct Inherited fund type from the dropdown and email platforminspecie@aviva.com details of the deceased: full name, date of birth, address & National Insurance number
- Select Drawdown type of the transfer from the drop down as Crystallised
- Choose whether regular income is required following transfer completion
Step 4 – is this a transfer of cash or re-registration of assets?
Re-registration of assets
Cash
If you wish to slect a cash transfer follow the Post-Retirement (Cyrstallised) Cash transfer In Guide
Step 5 – select which assets are being transferred
Using Quick Add or Detailed Search, enter the model or fund name or SEDOL/ISIN code
- If using Quick Add:
- Results matching the asset name or code will automatically appear in a drop-down list
- When you find the investment you want to add to the transfer application, click the fund name in the drop-down and then Add
- If using Detailed Search:
- Click Search to right of where the fund name or code was entered
- You can also filter the results using the fund manager, sector, or fund type drop-down list options
- When you find the investment you want to add to the transfer application, click the tick box next to the name
- If multiple transfers are needed, click Add another transfer and repeat the above for each
If manual paperwork is required
- Send the ceding scheme paperwork and any other documents to the receiving scheme
- Upload everything sent to the client – please email upload confirmation to platforminspecie@aviva.com
- We will complete the receiving scheme warranty and send it to the ceding scheme
Once submitted please allow sufficient time for the funds to re-register. Once picked up by the inspecie team the transfer will take 6-8 weeks.
How to view the progress of the transfer
Method 1
- Choose My Services in the top navigation of the Platform
- Select Platform Services
- Click Transfer tracker
- Select any relevant filter options: adviser, transfer type, status
- Click Search
- Locate the transfer
- Click the down arrow to view the latest note
Method 2
- Search for and access the customer's relevant Portfolio Summary
- Access the product which will receive the transfer
- Click the Pending Transactions tab
- Locate the transfer under Pending transfers
- Click Transfer tracker
- Click the down arrow to view the latest note