There was no consensus on who should foot the bill for the "free face-to-face guidance" that will be provided once compulsory annuitisation is scrapped. The most popular option, however, was for the cost to fall directly on members.
One contributor explained: "Whichever way it's done it's the member who'll end up paying so they may as well pay up front and have some transparency around it. Provided they can shop around costs s...
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