BA case: Advisers were left 'bruised' but not pressured to change advice

James Phillips
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Airways Pension Scheme (APS) members were sometimes hostile and intimidating towards trustees and advisers over pension increases, the scheme actuary has recalled during a landmark High Court case.

Giving evidence at the trial on 11 November, Willis Towers Watson consulting actuary Michael Pardoe said the strength of feeling of members and trustees did result in heavy probing, but disputed cl...

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