A new approach needed for pension liberation

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Pension Scams. Don't Get Stung. A title and tag-line from the Pension Regulator's latest "Action Pack" to pension funds warning of the dangers of pensions liberation. Martin Jenkins argues that the policy approach taken by the regulator has been disproportionate and one-dimensional.

A new wave is about to break of liberators seeking to take up new pensions flexibility. There has been speculation as to what level of interest there will be in encashment of pension rights. In my ...

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