FCA urged to bolster protections for secondary annuity market

Michael Klimes
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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 annuiti...

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