DB pension freedom rights 'eroded' by Dear CEO letter

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The recent 'Dear CEO' letter sent by the FCA to pension providers could mean pension freedoms for defined benefit (DB) scheme members are "being eroded", one SIPP provider has warned.

Last Friday (22 March) the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) sent out a letter addressed to the CEOs of major pension providers. The regulator said the letter was the result of a review into pen...

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