How are pension schemes dealing with vulnerable members?

Martin Richmond asks how regulators, schemes and providers are tackling the issue of vulnerability

Martin Richmond
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How are pension schemes dealing with vulnerable members?

According to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Financial Lives 2022 report, some 47% of UK adults showed one or more characteristics of vulnerability.

The FCA defines the four drivers of vulnerability as low financial resilience, poor health, recent negative life events and low capability – and with nearly 25 million people showing at least one o...

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