Concern ISA-pension merger would harm savings culture

Carmen Reichman
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Government plans to merge ISAs and pensions would harm retirement saving and mean more retirees run out of money, Axa Wealth head of retirement planning Andy Zanelli has warned.

The government proposed to simplify pension taxation in a consultation following this year's Summer Budget and pension freedom reforms, in order to get people to save more. In particular, it rai...

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