Bumper bill inbound but pension policy stability will follow, Opperman pledges
A "substantial" parliamentary bill acting as a "roadmap" for the long-term future of private pensions will lead to a "significant period of calm", Guy Opperman has promised.
The pensions and financial inclusion minister is bidding for a legislative slot in next year's Queen's Speech, which will be delivered sometime in the summer, to bring a "substantial private pensions bill"....
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