Cold calling ban shelved, govt says
The upcoming Financial Guidance and Claims Bill will not include the pensions cold calling ban, the Department for Work and Pensions has said.
Responding to a request from former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann in the House of Lords last night, DWP representative Baroness Buscombe said the government planned to publish a consultation "shortly"...
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Scottish Widows’ workplace pension assets hit £68bn at the end of 2020, comprising almost half of its total £113bn of open book assets under administration.
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The number of deaths registered in England and Wales for week six of 2021 was 27% higher than expected, down from 52% higher than expected in week five of the new year.
Pension freedoms introduced too fast with safeguards passed over
Corners were cut in the 2015 introduction of pension freedoms which have left pension savers vulnerable and suffering, according to Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) chairman Stephen Timms.
MPs to investigate advice in ongoing pensions freedoms inquiry
MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) will assess the availability of financial advice in the second stage of its pensions freedom inquiry.
