Pension cold-calling ban to be in place 'by June'

A ban on pension cold-calling will be put into law by June this year after the government introduced amendments to the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill.
The Bill, due to reach the House of Commons report stage on Monday 12 March, now includes a cold-calling ban and pension guidance provision. The Work and Pensions Committee said the amendments brought...
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