UK - PSFM, the financial adviser sister company of consulting actuarial firm Punter Southall, has called on the government to take decisive action to improve the quality of advice given to individuals purchasing annuities as part of its response to the government consultation on annuities which closed on April 5, 2002.
Gordon Simpson, senior consultant at PSFM, said: “According to an FSA source, up to 50% of individuals investing in an annuity don’t even know they’ve got one. The Government must address this prob...
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