Aviva: Govt's 'seismic' commission shift may see 'thousands' of pensions repriced

Jenna Towler
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Pensions minister Steve Webb's move to ban commission and active member discounts (AMDs) is a "seismic" shift for providers and will drive a completely new business model for advisers, Aviva has said.

The provider said the legacy audit of schemes (PP Online, 6 November), recommended in the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) report into defined contribution (DC) pensions (26 September), would identify ...

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