Ros Altmann: Annuity providers in 'almost fraudulent' sales

James Phillips
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Baroness Ros Altmann has attacked the annuity market for failing to inform savers that better annuity rates may be available to them, calling for an investigation.

The former pensions minister said she had been told some annuity providers that offer guaranteed annuity rates do not tell people about them and instead drop them in the standard rate products. ...

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James Phillips

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