Fight against 'shockingly large' liberation transfers may require law change

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Legal changes may be required to stop the "shockingly large" volume of transfers to pension liberation schemes, a lawyer warns.

Pinsent Masons senior associate Ben Fairhead said although The Pensions Regulator (TPR), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the wider industry are making efforts to tackle the scale of pension liber...

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