Pension transfers: Industry must get its act together, says McPhail

Jenna Towler
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The pensions industry must work together to establish an efficient and consistent transfer method or risk having a poorer version inflicted upon it by the regulator, Tom McPhail has said.

McPhail, head of pensions research at Hargreaves Lansdown, said while "extracting consensus" among providers was challenging, it was essential all players work together towards a common goal. Sp...

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