McPhail: transfer pensions in seven days like bank accounts

Michael Klimes
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Pension transfers should take no more than seven days between providers according to Tom McPhail.

Speaking to PP, the Hargreaves Lansdown head of retirement policy said the industry needs to up its game and create the next generation transfer system. Transfer delays mean investors are less l...

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