FCA urged to bolster protections for secondary annuity market

The secondary annuities market will only work if the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) puts in place adequate protections to prevent consumers being ripped off.
In a number of responses to the FCA's consultation which closed on 21 June, several organisations warned the regulator must do more to ensure people do not get a bad deal when selling their annuities....
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