Friday Buzz: Thatcher's surplus tax blamed for today's deficits

This week respondents pinpoint where it all started to go wrong for defined benefit, share concerns over the bulk annuity market, and rubbish the suggestion Scotland should have a lower state pension age.

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This week respondents pinpoint where it all started to go wrong for defined benefit, share concerns over the bulk annuity market, and rubbish the suggestion Scotland should have a lower state pension age.

Around a third of contributors wish they could undo Thatcher's tax on surpluses. More than half of respondents are worried about the dominance of three players in the buy-in/buyout market. Pa...

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